The lightness and darkness of an object.

• Color

• Value

• Balance

• Line

A drawing technique to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines that are used to shade an object.

• Scribbling

• Cross hatching

• Shading

• Sketching

A drawing technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing closely parallel lines.

• Stippling

• Blending

• Scumbling

• Hatching

A technique of shading so that there is a gentle and gradual transition from one to the other.

• Value

• Blending

• Stippling

• Hatching

A technique which is created by small short marks or dots that together produce and even or softly graded shadow.

• Blending

• Hatching

• Stippling

• Cross hatching

A series of spaces filled with the tints and shades of one color, starting white white or the lightest tint on one end, and gradually changing into the darkest shade or black on the other.

• Major scale

• Fish scale

• Pentatonic scale

• Value scale

The lightest spot or area- any of several spots in a modeled drawing or painting that receives the greatest amount of illumination.

(#5 in the image)

• Value

• Light source

• Highlight

• Shade

Any device/sun serving as a source of illumination.

• Sun

• Light source

• Lamp

• Cast shadow

When an object blocks a light source it creates a shadow.

(the #1)

• Highlight

• Shade

• Blending

• Cast shadow

Which shading technique is this?

• Cross hatching

• Stippling

• Blending

• Hatching