Value and Shading

Element of Art: Value

Value refers to the use of light and dark, shade and highlight, in an

artwork.

Value Scale

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You will create your own value scale with pencil.

Value Scale

ShadingThe lines or marks used in art to show variations in light and darkness and to

suggest three dimensionality.

Ways of Shading

and Creating

Value

Blending values

smooth

Hatching: Parallel lines

Cross-hatching: intersecting lines

Stippling: Dots

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Drawing a Sphere

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Drawing a Cube

The values and shadows of a drawn object depend upon the direction and

intensity of the light source.

Light Source

There are 5 main areas of value for a sphere.

Highlight

Midtone

Core

Reflected Light

Cast Shadow

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2, 3, 4

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We will shade some shapes together.

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