The Value Scale · 明度标尺
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| value/ˈvæljuː/ | 明度 | míng dù |
| value scale/ˈvæljuː skeɪl/ | 明度阶 | míng dù jiē |
| high-key/haɪ kiː/ | 高调 | gāo diào |
| low-key/ləʊ kiː/ | 低调 | dī diào |
| local value/ˈləʊkl ˈvæljuː/ | 固有明度 | gù yǒu míng dù |
| squint/skwɪnt/ | 眯眼 | mī yǎn |
Light before colour
- Value 明度 is lightness and darkness — the backbone of drawing.
- We see form as light before we see colour, so value carries the illusion.
- A value scale 明度阶 runs from white through greys to black; a smooth 9-step scale is the classic exercise.
先有光，后有色
- 明度(value)指明暗深浅——素描的脊柱。
- 我们先看到光、再看到颜色，所以明度承载立体幻觉。
- 明度阶(value scale)从白经灰到黑；画一条平滑的九级明度阶是经典练习。
A drawing made mostly of light values is called . · 主要由浅色调组成的画作称为。
High-key = mostly light values. · 高调 = 主要是浅色调。
Select all · 所有 true statements about the value scale. · 选择所有关于明度标尺的正确陈述。
Beginners usually draw too LIGHT, not too dark. · 初学者通常画得太浅，而不是太暗。
High-key, low-key, local value
- High-key 高调 drawings use mostly light values (airy); low-key 低调 use mostly dark (heavy, dramatic).
- Local value 固有明度 is how light the object's own surface is — separate from the lighting on it.
- A white cup in shadow is still a white cup: local value + lighting = what you see.
高调、低调与固有明度
- 高调(high-key)作品以浅色为主（轻盈）；低调(low-key)以深色为主（厚重、有戏剧性）。
- 固有明度(local value)指物体表面本身的深浅——与落在上面的光照分开。
- 阴影里的白杯子仍然是白杯子：固有明度+光照=你看到的样子。
High-key, low-key, or full range? · 高调、低调还是全范围？
Sort each drawing plan by its value strategy. · 根据其明度策略对每个绘画计划进行分类。
A white object in shadow has changed its local value. · 处于阴影中的白色物体改变了它的固有色值。
Local value belongs to the surface; lighting changes what falls on it, not what it is. · 固有色值属于表面；光照改变落在上面的东西，而不是它本身是什么。
Match the term to its meaning. · 将术语与其含义匹配。
Three value vocabulary terms. · 三个明度词汇术语。
Squint and push the darks
- Squint 眯眼 at the subject: detail vanishes and the big value shapes appear.
- Beginners draw too light and too narrow — push the darks to use the full scale.
- Full range is a score signal: black-to-white confidence stands out immediately.
眯眼，压暗部
- 对着对象眯眼(squint)：细节消失，大的明暗形状显现。
- 初学者画得太浅、范围太窄——把暗部压下去，用满整个明度阶。
- 完整的明度范围是得分信号：敢用从黑到白的画立刻脱颖而出。
To see the big value shapes, ____ at the subject. · 为了看清大的明度形状，请____看向主体。
Squinting removes detail and reveals value shapes. · 眯眼可以去除细节并揭示明度形状。
Grey-on-grey timidity is the most common weakness scorers see. If your darkest dark is a middle grey, the drawing has no light — audit every finished piece against a real black.
灰对灰的胆怯是评卷人最常见到的弱点。如果你最深的深色只是中灰，画里就没有光——用真正的黑色检查每张完成的画。
Draw a 9-step scale, then an egg using only steps 1, 5, and 9. Three values already model the form; the other six refine it. This is why squinting works — it reduces the world to a few values.
先画九级明度阶，再只用第1、5、9级画一个鸡蛋。三个明度已经塑造出形体；其余六级是细化。这就是眯眼有效的原因——它把世界简化成几个明度。
Value is drawing's backbone: build a full white-to-black scale, know high-key from low-key, separate local value from lighting, and squint to see the big shapes.
明度是素描的脊柱：建立从白到黑的完整明度阶，分清高调与低调，把固有明度与光照分开，并用眯眼看出大形状。