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The Secret to Realistic Painting: Master Value

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Are your colors lifeless when you're painting in grayscale first? Or maybe they're garish and mismatched when you paint without grayscale? Do you wonder why some pictures, though very sloppy and chaotic, look far more realistic than your refined, detailed pieces? It's all based on one thing—value.

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one of the best articles I read in a while! :)
Very useful. I started with this kinda painting (values) but I was stuck  with it and could get my  colors right. (since I didn't knew better).
I was using it more like a composition /sketch tool this is year. I still do, to be honest. My process is, still, chaotic, but I'm trying* to learn how to "see values" properly and, hopefully, I'll master it soon
*(see just the first seconds of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwG4xi…) :)

Best regards and thanks for that, Monika.
Stay awesome! :]