Color WheelGray Scale and Value Finder

Essential tool for determining values in artwork.

I have my students make their own gray scales, but they are rarely perfectly accurate. This is a fabulous item to have and it’s very reasonably priced.

The package says "Gray Scale & Value Finder". This common tool is a VALUE FINDER for painting or other art projects or situations where you have to determine the gray values of colors or shading. In other words, a visual helper. These are usually numbered one to ten, as this one is, and are printed as halftones. (You can see a halftone screen in the gray sections under a paragon loupe.) Perfect for painters and illustrators, good price, sturdy enough for its purpose, and even has a protective sleeve. Very happy customer here.However, someone mentioned that it should be eleven divisions, and that refers to a GRAY SCALE for scanning. Proper gray scales are continuous tone (CT) like on a developed photograph, and are divided into 11 steps for 10%, 20%, 30% grays, etc., up to 100% for black, PLUS white. There are also 21 step versions that include 5% increments plus one for white. Gray scales are scanned with artwork to help with tonal and color corrections. Printed gray scales (halftone) are available, often as book companions, but are not appropriate for digital image correction, and should only be used in a pinch and only with the proper eyedropper adjustments. I hope this clears up any confusion for prospective buyers.

Item is exactly what I wanted and I am happy with it except for the crease in the lower half. It arrived like that in the envelope it was packaged in with two other items. Not sure it's worth the hassle of trying to get a replacement item, as it's usable. But it doesn't encourage me to continue ordering from Amazon in the future as I have had other issues in the past year.

My grey scale came in perfect condition. It’s replaced my old one which went missing. A grey is an important tool in creative work and accuracy is important. The grey is neither too cold or too warm. This size is easy to store or carry with you. The cut outs let you place what you are look at in the middle of the grey standard and not just next to it so you’re doing less guessing.Who needs this? Artists, interior decorators, architects, fashion designers and merchandisers, dyers, knitters, crocheters, home sewists, stylists. It’s espcially good for creatives to explain color palettes to non-artists like clients or merchandisers. Also, great for at home creatives for whom color coordinating is is not their strong point. If you use a color wheel to help with color choices then you need this to help with values.Getting paint chips or any other diy defeats the purpose of this little tool because breaking down black to white in precise 20% increments by eye is nearly impossible. Your own eye will never be this accurate. You would need to take this tool to the paint shop to recreate it!One tip on how I use grey scales is to mentally imagine what you are working with as being in black and white. You could use a photography app to help but keep in mind they often skew the image and lighting can also change the values. Still it would be very helpful.

This simple chart helped me refine my color choices in painting art, but also in furniture restoration projects. It guides my shade choices, reducing the multiple tries at getting shades just right. Great tool.

product came bent in envelope . maybe needs to be more sturdy as I'm sure I would have bent it eventually anyway

It is easier to see the correct color value using this gray scale tool. I especially like the shaped area where you can hold the tool over a paint color. It allows you to see more clearly whether the value is correct on the paint color you mix. I gave these as gifts to students. I recommend all artists own one.