Painting with two values tutorial. Digital painting tutorial, painting with two values. You can basically create a good illustration using just two values, the key is to have correct lighting and solid shapes. It sounds simple, but using just two shades (values) can create a very bold and clear image.
We all know what value is. It’s a term we use to refer to lights and darks, which are arguably the most important of all the visual elements. The darks and lights of a painting do more than just provide descriptive information—they also determine its structure. It is really quite easy to give the impression of form by using just two values. That is all that is needed to create a convincing illusion of form. The key to doing this is to get the shapes right.

Here is the final image from my comics panel, Kapow Express.

painting with two value tutorial

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painting with two value part 2

Below are video tutorial explain how I achieve two values painting.

Here is part two of the video

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Painting with two values tutorial