Value Elements of Art (LBtL)

What does the term "value" refer to in art?

• The price of an artwork

• The lightness or darkness of a color

• The size of an artwork

• The texture of a surface

What does the value scale show?

• The range from light to dark

• The range from small to large

• The range from smooth to rough

• The range from warm to cool

Which technique uses parallel lines to create value?

• Stipple

• Hatch

• Blend

• Cross Hatch

We use hatch lines or cross hatch lines to create value with ink because ink cannot be blended

• True

• False

What is an art technique to blend graphite pencil?

• Place lines closer together

• Draw lines along the contour

• Fill in the shadow and blend the midtones by smearing or smudging the pencil into the paper

• Draw dark lines.

What are tints in terms of value?

We add white paint to a colored paint to create a TINT.

• The dark values

• The light values

• The medium values

• The shadow values

What are shades in terms of value?

We create SHADES by adding black paint or dark paint to a paint with a hue (color).

• The light values

• The medium values

• The dark values

• The highlight values

What is a highlight?

• Where the light is not hitting

• The spot where the light is hitting the object the brightest

• Where the shadow is darkest

• The direction that the light is coming from

What is a cast shadow?

• Where the light is hitting

• Where a dark area appears under the object, on the surface where something is sitting upon, where there is no light hitting.

• Where the color is brightest

• Where the texture is smoothest

Which technique involves using small dots to create value?

• Hatch

• Cross Hatch

• Stipple

• Blend