Glasses Color Value Finder. Gray Scale Contrast Evaluator. Perfect for Quilters, Artists, Florists & More!

Used to be a quilter. Now have pastel studio and also paint in oils and acrylics in plein air and in studio. These are incredibly valuable for selecting correct values. As a wise artist once said, "Values create form, color creates emotion. Value does the work, color gets the glory." It's essential in all art to get the values correct. Highly recommend for artists. Plus, fun to wear to see the skies and world in values.

I have been a quilter for 5 years, and what makes or breaks a quilt is the color combinations you choose; to ensure that you don't have too many medium hues together, and then the quilt looks muddy. I went to the local craft store and bought some red cellophane, cut an 8" x 5" piece, folded it in half (so as to get a darker red) and sewed it together and that works just fine for me. These glasses are REALLY dark red, almost too dark for my liking. I love gadgets and couldn't wait to get them; but truly the red cellophane does the trick, and you can stick the cellophane in your purse and if it tears just whip up another one.

I found it impossible to SEE THROUGH these glasses and I returned them.

These glasses say up front that they don't work as well on reds and pinks, so I'm not mentioning those here. The red-tinted lenses have shown me differences in value between many fabrics that I am not the same. As I am working on a scrap quilt that puts the lighter values in certain places, these glasses have been a tremendous help. Hope I remember to take them fabric shopping with me. They certainly help me use my stash better at home.

Too dark to see the fabric.

As described

Great for judging values while painting. Perfect for artists

Not suitable for me. Clip on are better due to the fact I need glasses at all times.