Part of learning art is studying the basics an understanding design. Part of this is understanding values, i.e. the lightness and darkness of things as compared to each other. The removal of color makes it easier to understand value. Sometimes painting in black and white or using photoshop to switch a color photo over to B&W makes it easier to understand the relationship between things. The top ball and cube are also a study in the "key" or the range of dark to light. The bottom cubes are the basic types of value relationships in a painting, with the basic variations in light to dark backgrounds and the different groupings of the boxes in the different values of dark to light. These are just a way to make one analyze the subject before beginning to paint. These studies are highlighted in Andrew Loomis's book, Creative Illustration, which is a classic on the subject.
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