“Keying” a Value Structure

Learning to “key” your values enables you to portray very specific lighting scenarios in the landscape. By setting up your initial value structure as high-key, low-key or middle-key, you can skew your value range to one end of the value scale or the other, or evenly disperse it throughout the value scale, depending on the desired lighting scenario. It’s an important skill that puts you in control of the light in your landscape.