value

Light and Dark: Value is simply the art and design term of light and dark. our perception of figure and ground depends on relationships of light and dark.

In this picture the character Sora is in diffrent shades of black and white.
<http://media.photobucket.com/image/the timeless river/haru_sakura_petals/Games/Kingdom Hearts/timelessriversora.jpg?o=30>.

Value Patterns: The arrangment and the amount of variation in light and dark,indpendent of the colors used.

<http://media.photobucket.com/image/donkey kong/Nethai_2008/donkey_kong.jpg?o=2>

In this picture the colors are arranged in diffrent variations to make the stage pop.






Value emphasis: A valuable use of light and dark contrast is used to create a focal point or center of attention in a design.

<http://media.photobucket.com/image/mario galaxy/masterdanny77/super-mario-galaxy.jpg?o=17>. 

In this picture you can tell the focal point is on mario because the background is mixtures of light and dark shades of diffrent colors.