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KN Creative Academy Lab Suite
Value Lab
Upload a reference, simplify the values, sample tones, and export a study image.
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Drop or choose a reference image
Then switch between greyscale, 3-value, 5-value, 9-value, and notan maps.
Lab Instructions
- Upload your reference image or a photograph of your drawing.
- Start with 3 values to identify the large light, middle and dark masses.
- Move to 5 values when you need halftones and accent darks.
- Sample areas of the image and compare them against the value scale.
- Export a simplified value map and use it as a drawing reference.
Lab note: Value appearance can vary with screen calibration, browser rendering and room lighting. This is an educational training tool, not calibrated measuring equipment. Read about Lab use and limitations
Teaching point Value structure comes before surface detail. A clear arrangement of a few large value masses usually reads more convincingly than many carefully copied small variations.
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Lab access
Selected value-recognition exercises and core controls.
Features
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All Labs are also included with an active KN Creative Academy membership.