Shading: Light and Shadows

Kolby and Annabeth are studying value drawing. They are discussing a term Mrs. Stephens taught them about value. What does 'highlight' mean in the context of value drawing?

• The location on the subject where the reflection of light is most intense

• The area on the subject where light is prevented from hitting

• Locations of darker value that result on surrounding objects or surfaces

• The actual color or value of the subject

QB is a budding artist and he is learning about different aspects of full-value drawing. He came across the term 'mid tones'. What does 'mid tones' refer to in value drawing?

• The location on the subject where the reflection of light is most intense

• The area on the subject where light is prevented from hitting

• The cast shadow

• Areas on the subject where some light is hitting, but in a manner that is less intense than the highlight

During an art class, Boone is drawing a portrait of James. He is struggling to draw a certain part of the portrait. What is the term for the area ON James's face where light is prevented from hitting, creating an area of shadow?

• highlight

• midtone

• core shadow

• light source

During a sunny day, Sarah and Lyla noticed their shadows on the ground. What are these shadows called?

• light source

• reflected light

• cast shadow

• mid tone shadow

During a portrait-drawing session, Emma noticed a certain lighting effect on her subject, Annabeth. Annabeth was wearing a white shirt and the sunlight bounced from the shirt to under Annabeth's chin. Emma described it as 'an area of slightly lighter value produced by light bouncing back onto objects'. This is an example of...

• light source

• core shadow

• midtones

• reflected light

The light source in this drawing is approximately:

• Top left

• Top right

• Bottom left

• Bottom right

Where, approximately, is the light source in this drawing?

• Middle right

• Middle Left

• Top Left

• Bottom right

QB, James, and Sarah are working on a group art project. They need to shade in the cast shadow of their drawing. Which pencil would be easiest for them to use to get the darkest value?

• 6H

• 4B

• 8B

• F

James and Lyla are working on a drawing project to depict light and shadow. They see many red lines on their diagram to label different areas of value shading. The two BOTTOM labels that should be on the end of the 2 red lines are...

• Cast shadow

• Midtone

• Highlight

• Core Shadow

Emma is working on a still-life drawing project. She is trying to decide on the value number for her midtone shading. Which value number would most likely be her midtone shading?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4