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VALUE SCALE White represents the lightest possible value and black the darkest. In between exists an intermediate range of grays. A familiar form of this range is represented by a valueor gray scale having ten equal gradations from white to black. It is worthwhile to practice producing both astepped seriesand agraduated scale of tonal values using a variety of media andtechniques. ' \· \ ·. Hatching Scribble Stippling • Note that a series of dots rather than a line defines the edge of the field. • It is also possible to execute agray scale on atinted or colored surface, using a black pencil to define values darker than the tone of the surface and a white pencil to establish the lighter values. 132 /ARC HITECTURAL GRAPHICS