A shadow cast by an object or figure in a painting or other picture.

Lines that define the edges, ridges, or outline of a shape or form.

The dark band visible where light and shadow meet. It is the point at which light can no longer reach the form to illuminate it. It is the darkest area of the shadow on the shape (the "form shadow") because it is least affected by reflected light.

A gradual darkening from light to dark, or dark to light.

The lightest spot or area (as in a painting); any of several spots in a drawing or painting that receives the greatest amount of illumination.

The value halfway between these the lightest and darkest extremes; also called middle gray.

An element of art/design; the lightness or darkness of tones or colors. White is the lightest value; black is the darkest. Halfway between these extremes is called middle gray (mid tone). It can be shown in one-color objects and may be used to expressively communicate ideas.

Soft, tightly wound grey paper that is used for blending all types of dry media such as pastel, charcoal, graphite, conte, and chalk. The sticks of paper can be sharpened at both ends with either sand paper or a pencil sharpener.

Defines the surface movement of a shape or form.

An element of art/design. The visual path left by a moving point: also, a mark, guide, or boundary that leads the eye in an artwork.

An element of art/design. The surface quality in a work of art; the way the art's surface looks or feels.

This is a scale that jumps from one color or value to another, but still in order of value or intensity.

This is a way to formally critique art and is used with the Art History approach to critique and the Art Criticism approach to critique. What is the order of "Feldman's Method."