reduced value study examples

Look carefully at this print by Andy Warhol.
Recognize how he has reduced the value severely
yet manages to retain realistic form.


We've all seen this collage by Shepard Fairey based on photograph
by AP photographer Manny Garcia. Look carefully at how Fairey
has reduced to value but managed to create an effective, even
iconic image of President Obama.

Take a portrait, your own, or of someone else and
focus on reducing the value down to white black
and 3 greys for your next painting project.

Here's a few more examples to inspire your work. One print by Vladimir Gorskey of Andy Warhol and 2 more prints of Marilyn by Warhol himself.