Value & Form

Shape

• a three-dimensional volume or the illusion of three dimensions *** element of art

• a two-dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed, freeform or geometric

• an art movement that involved using small dots of various hues and values to create images that look like they are blended from distance

• a fixed position on or around a canvas that determines the placement of shadows and highlights 

Form

• a two-dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed, freeform or geometric

• describes a painting or drawing with a full range of value 

• a three-dimensional volume or the illusion of three dimensions *** element of art

• the main value of the object (also referred to as local color)

the lightness or darkness of hue or natural color 

• Fully-rendered

• Value

• Form

• Firm lines

describes a painting or drawing with a full range of value 

• Fully-rendered

• Light-source

• Firm line

• Value

 a fixed position on or around a canvas that determines the placement of shadows and highlights

• Fully-rendered

• Mid-tone

• Light-source

• Core-shadow

the lightest area of a composition

• Core-shadow

• Highlight

• Reflective light

• Cast-shadow

the main value of the object (also referred to as local color)

• Light-source

• Core-shadow

• Highlight

• Mid-tone

the shadow inside the object

• Light-source

• Reflective light

• Core-shadow

• Cast-shadow

the shadow created by the object

• Core-shadow

• Reflective light

• Cast-shadow

• Fully-rendered

 the light that bounces back into the object from its environment

• Light-source

• Highlight

• Core-shadow

• Reflective light