The 3-Value Hierarchy: Establishing Instant Readability
Your brain needs to see clear, distinct groups of tone to understand what is happening in the scene.
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The 80/20 Thumbnail Rule: Locking Composition Before
By the time you realize the composition is off, you have already sunk hours into the finish, making it psychologically painful to scrap the work and start over.
Value Keying: Setting the Emotional Tone with Math
Using the full scale from pure black to pure white in every drawing is like shouting at the top of your lungs for the entire duration of a conversation.