Textural Value

Free Hatching with Gradation

value
n. (in Art) the lightness or darkness of a particular tone or color; shading

In a fully “shaded” drawing—or one with a full range of values, from light to dark—each stroke (or cluster of strokes) of the pen or pencil may serve multiple functions, such as:

• the value of the subject (lightness or darkness of its color)

• the texture of the subject’s surface