Elements of Art: Value

Value is the amount of _____ reflected from a surface.

• texture

• brightness

• light

• darkness

Which of the following is NOT an element of art?

• colour

• line

• form

• pattern

Answer explanation

Pattern is a principle of design. The seven elements of art are line, colour, shape, form, value, texture, and space.

Dark objects reflect plenty of light.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The more light an object reflects, the brighter it appears.

So, a dark object is reflecting little light.

Value refers to _____ and _____ in an artwork.

• luminosity & lightness

• darkness & lightness

• darkness & reflectivity

• luminosity & reflectivity

Choose all that apply: Value can be affected by...

• the brightness of the light source

• the reflective properties of the object

• the position of the light source

• the angle at which the object is facing the light source

Answer explanation

All of these ideas impact value!

Value creates _____ within an artwork, making objects look three dimensional (3D).

• range

• depth

• shadows

• tones

Answer explanation

Range: The amount of variation of colours in an artwork.

Depth: The third dimension of 3D.

Shadows: Darkness cast by an object due to illumination from a light source.

Tones: Variations of a colour produced by adding black or white.

What is this called?

• value scale

• value depth

• depth scale

• colour scale

Different sides of an object have the same value even if they are not facing the same way.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Different sides of an object can never be facing the same direction.

Therefore, they will always have different values.

Choose all that apply: The types of shading we have looked at are called...

• blending

• hatching

• cross-hatching

• stippling

• squiggling

Answer explanation

A shape is 2D and a form is 3D.

• True

• False