Value Studies

Drawing, sketching, thumbnails, value studies.  There is some confusion among aspiring artists about these terms.

Drawing concerns itself with outlines, contours.

                           
Sketching is a looser, rough, unfinished drawing.

Sketch

Thumbnails are always small and mostly focused on placement of shapes and values.

Value Studies can contain several of these elements.

                                          Value Study
All these preparations work well in the planning of your painting.