a trick to see your values better

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Permalink Reply by daisie on September 27, 2009 at 11:57pm

Hi Kay,
Thanks for sharing:)
daisie

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Permalink Reply by Sue on September 28, 2009 at 12:28am

What a good idea, thank you......x

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Permalink Reply by Jayne on September 28, 2009 at 7:03am

thanks for sharing I will try that

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Permalink Reply by Susan on September 28, 2009 at 9:18am

I'll Look forward to trying this. It is difficult to judge values and sometimes and this can make a picture if you get is correctly. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by emily johansen on September 28, 2009 at 1:34pm

Great idea. I'll try it! Thanks for sharing.

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Permalink Reply by Lady Bug on September 28, 2009 at 3:44pm

Thank you so much Kay… I am dyslexic on the high side, and it can cause problem with seeing. I had heard that different colors will trick the mind to seeing thing differently so I am going to try it. You are a blessing.

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Permalink Reply by tones on September 29, 2009 at 11:26am

Thanks for passing this on ,. Tones

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Permalink Reply by Marcia McInnis on September 29, 2009 at 5:07pm

This is a great tool that I have been using for over 30 years in my quilting projects. When I started learning watercolour painting a few months ago I remembered my value finder and have been using it in my painting since the beginning of my journey. It really does work, so everyone, please give it a try!

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Permalink Reply by kay rodriguez on September 29, 2009 at 5:18pm

hi marcia, i'm so happy to learn this. there's a quilting group at the center where i give classes. i'm going to pass this along. thanks,regards kay

Marcia McInnis said:

This is a great tool that I have been using for over 30 years in my quilting projects. When I started learning watercolour painting a few months ago I remembered my value finder and have been using it in my painting since the beginning of my journey. It really does work, so everyone, please give it a try!

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Permalink Reply by Chief on October 1, 2009 at 2:18am

Hi Marcia.........good idea. I made my own on a sheet of clear Mylar. I painted it half red and half blue, using watercolors - Alizarin Crimson and Prussian Blue. Other shades of red and blue might work equally well or better.
Thanks for bringing the subject up.........values are so important.

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Permalink Reply by Linda Pham on October 1, 2009 at 3:43am

Hi Kay,
I read this post yesterday night and just happen to come across some red cellophane paper today while shopping at the Dollar store ,so I bought it. When I got home to make my tool- I found the paper to be thin, and light red instead of a deep dark red. Will this work for this purpose or should I go out and buy something thicker and darker?

Thanks for sharing this great tip! Linda

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Permalink Reply by kay rodriguez on October 1, 2009 at 4:09am

hi linda, i'm pretty sure this paper will work for you. open it up and put it on top of a painting where it should make your values appear. then you can tape it to a matboard to make it convenient to handle all the time...regards, kay

Linda Pham said:

Hi Kay,
I read this post yesterday night and just happen to come across some red cellophane paper today while shopping at the Dollar store ,so I bought it. When I got home to make my tool- I found the paper to be thin, and light red instead of a deep dark red. Will this work for this purpose or should I go out and buy something thicker and darker?

Thanks for sharing this great tip! Linda

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