Values in nude painting (nu) rest in the mid-range - neither dramatically lit nor steeped in shadow. Warm and cool tones are held in careful balance - neither family dominates, creating tension and resolution simultaneously. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. The most saturated colour, #6D3D2C, is reserved to 6.2% of the surface, where it acts as a focal punctuation. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 63 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth.