Very excited to share some work that I’ve made in Kat Tsai’s Color & Light Class. It’s been so informative so far. I love seeing everyone’s assignments every week and being a part of an open discussion with my classmates on discord! Here is a link to more info about the class! https://www.chuwenjie.com/class

Below are value studies of a photograph that I took of Grand Central Station (from Park Ave) on Halloween of 2019, back when I commuted into Manhattan for work. I had a good time trying to compose the same drawing in different ways according to the major and minor keys. I have not studied art using the value keys before, so this information really made an impact!

The assignment was to only use 4 values for the value study, which really helps with learning how to design and breakdown visual information into only what is necessary. This exercise really made me think, and I’m excited to put this into practice more!

Major keys are about the balance of lights and darks in a piece. High major indicates a higher proportion of light values, while low major indicates dark values.

Minor keys measure the contrast in a piece. High minor is high contrast, while low minor is low contrast.

Above is the exercise we worked on after creating our value study to practice the value keys. I will continue to put this kind of study into practice! (Remember to do your art studies!)