Week 4 Shading Using Value
Week 4 Shading Using Value
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Materials:
pencil, eraser, and paper
Instructions:
1. Look for 3 to 4 objects inside your house.
2. Set the objects together on a table.
3. Draw them together, applying the stages in
sketching to your drawing process.
4. Once you have sketched the objects together,
apply different values that you can see on the
objects.
REFLECTION
Get your VISUAL ARTS JOURNAL and write
about your exercise using the following guide
questions:
1. How did the shading affect your sketch?
2. Do you apply shading to your drawings?
Why or why not?
READING: Shading Using Value
You have just rendered forms using values. Rendering in the
visual arts and technical drawing means the process of shading
and depicting the texture of an image. In this lesson, you are
going to understand and apply different values on drawings.
If we take this one step further and isolate eight of the values, we can see where we would
need to draw or paint the values...
The whole point to value is to create the illusion of light. So value is used to basically create
the illusion of highlights and shadows. Highlights and shadows combine to create the illusion
of a light source. Remember, without light we cannot see. So technically, without a light
source, you have no illusion.
Value - Terms
Value - Element of art associated with the
darkness or lightness of a color
Light source - area in which light is
originating from
Value scale - a guide to creating a range
of value, good pieces of art have a full
range of value
Tints - light values
Shades - dark values
Highlights - areas on an object where
light is hitting
Shadows- areas on an object where light
does not hit
Examples Works
Mid-tone – Mid-tones are middle ranged values on the object. They are
not as intense as the highlight. These are the low light, gray, and low dark
from the value scale.
Core Shadow - The core shadow are values representing spaces that
the light could not reach. These are the dark and low dark values, and
black.
Reflected Light - Reflected light are light values created beside the core
shadow on the object. These light values are from the light bouncing
from the surrounding surface and hitting the object.
How to Shade Forms
Shading defines the form of the object. When you shade circles correctly,
they become spheres. To do this, the values must transition smoothly from
dark to light or light to dark based on the light source. This also applies to
forms with curved surfaces like cones and cylinders.
Flat surfaces of forms will show little to no transition of value on each side.
Cubes can be rendered with each group of values on different sides.
Every time we shade an object, we achieve the illusion of depth and
volume. For objects with more than six flat surfaces, we can make use of
contrast and use the different values effectively to achieve the illusion of
depth and volume. You can achieve contrast when you place together two
very different values to emphasize the form. Creating tension to make
certain areas advance and other spaces recede will complete the illusion.
Artists sometimes add very dark backgrounds to create a strong contrast
with the object. You can adjust the shading of values on the object to
make it advance more. Adjustments can be done or create a full set of
values.
Contrast can also be used to make the edges that have almost the same
values (shading a little bit darker or lighter at the point where they meet) to
make surfaces of the irregular more defined.
Charcoal on paper by Kayla Puyat, 12 years old.
PROJECT: Drawing and
Shading the Maitum Jar
Time Allotment: 180 minutes
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Instructions:
1. Sketch the shape and create the form of the Maitum Jar in the center of your paper.
2. Use contour lines to simulate the round surface quality and identify the dark and light areas.
3. Render your drawing using a pencil. Vary the pressure applied to create dark and light shades.
4. Try not to smudge the shading with your finger. Use the pencil or blending tools.
REFLECTION
Get your VISUAL ARTS JOURNAL and write
about your exercise using the following
guide questions:
1. What are difficulties, if any, did you
experience in making the shading on
drawings?
2. What did you observe about the change
or transition of values in depicting the
subject?
Jerome Jordan Z. Ponsica
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