Value and Shading

What is the act of organizing the elements of artwork into a harmoniously unified whole?

• Value

• Color

• Composition

• Tonal Shading

Shading is the process of darkening an object to create a variation of light and dark.

• True

• False

What is Chiaroscuro?

• The lightness and darkness of a color.

• The use of value contrasts to represent the effects of light and shadow.

• A type of balance.

What is a spectrum?

• A full range of value and/or color.

• A type of shading

Value is the lightness and darkness of a color.

• True

• False

What is Tonal Shading?

• A visual technique of gradually transitioning from one color hue to another.

• The process of adding layers to create various shades of value.

• A full range of value or color.

• The lightness or darkness of a color.

Gradient Shading is a visual technique of gradually transitioning from one shade to another.

• True

• False

What does it mean for a composition to be symmetrical?

• Artwork looks balanced, but has objects arranged differently on each side.

• To have balance where lines or shapes are spread out from a center point.

• To have a composition that is balanced by being the same or close to the same on both sides.

Radial Balance is when an artwork looks balanced, but has objects arranged differently on each side.

• True

• False

What type of balance has shapes and lines spread out from the center point?

• Radial

• Symmetrical

• Chiaroscuro

• Asymmetrical