Shading 1

What is the main purpose of adding light and shadow to line drawings?

• To use more pencil lead

• To create the illusion of form and depth

• To make them colorful

• To make them look smaller

What is needed to shade better?

• A big eraser

• Pressure control

• More colors

• A ruler

What happens when you press harder on the pencil?

• The strokes become darker

• The drawing erases itself

• The strokes become lighter

• The paper tears

What can a limited value range in portraits cause?

• A very detailed drawing

• A very flat looking portrait

• A 3D effect

• A colorful portrait

What is a way to practice good pressure control?

• Changing pencils frequently

• Shading from one end of your sketchbook to the other

• Drawing circles

• Using a ruler

What should you try to eliminate when shading smoothly?

• Your initial sketch lines

• All the light areas

• Major gaps between your strokes

• The pencil

What is a core shadow?

• A shadow that is always black

• A light strip on the object

• A dark strip running along the boundary between light and shadow sides

• The darkest part of the light side

What does a cast shadow indicate?

• The color of the object

• The texture of the object

• The weight of the object

• Where the light source is coming from

What are mid-tones?

• The lightest values on the shadow side

• The darkest values on the light side

• The darkest values on the shadow side

• The darkest values on this side of the ball where the edges start curving away from the light source

What is the best way to understand light and shadow on objects?

• Guessing

• Asking someone else

• Placing objects under a single light source and observing

• Only drawing in the dark