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Value and Shading

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

The element of art that is the lightness or darkness of a color or an object is...

a)

Line

b)

Shape

c)

Form

d)

Value

2.

A diagram used to show different degrees of light to dark.

a)

Value Scale

b)

Gradation

c)

Chiaroscuro

d)

Contrast

3.

Shows an unlikeness or difference between two things (opposites). Light vs. Dark, Pattern vs. no pattern

a)

Value Scale

b)

Gradation

c)

Chiaroscuro

d)

Contrast

4.

The Renaissance method of emphasizing the contrast of light and dark.

Refers to the modeling of volume by depicting light and shade by contrasting them boldly.

a)

Value Scale

b)

Gradation

c)

Chiaroscuro

d)

Contrast

5.

a gradual change from light to dark.

a)

Value Scale

b)

Gradation

c)

Chiaroscuro

d)

Contrast

6.

Artists use (a)   to show value, form, and depth of an object. 

It is using the value scale on a form or object.

7.

Which shading technique uses dots. The closer the dots are the darker the values, the farther apart the dots, the lighter the values.

a)

Blending

b)

Hatching

c)

Cross-Hatching

d)

Stippling

e)

Scribbling

8.

Which type of shading technique uses parallel lines to give value to objects.

The closer the lines are the darker the values, the farther apart the lines are, the lighter the values. 

a)

Blending

b)

Hatching

c)

Cross-Hatching

d)

Stippling

e)

Scribbling

9.

This shading technique is where artists use parallel lines that criss-cross one another to form a grid. The more lines that cross the darker the values.

a)

Blending

b)

Hatching

c)

Cross-Hatching

d)

Stippling

e)

Scribbling/

Scumbling

10.

What type of shading technique is this?

(a)  

11.

The shading technique that gradually adds values by applying pressure to the side of the pencil. The more pressure added, the darker the values appear. It is generally an artist's preferred choice of shading.

a)

Blending

b)

Hatching

c)

Cross-Hatching

d)

Stippling

e)

Scribbling/

Scumbling

12.

The direction from which a dominant light is coming from is called the?

a)

Light

b)

Light Source

c)

Highlight

d)

Highlight Source

13.

The horizon line helps the object in a picture look

a)

Grounded

b)

Like it is resting on a surface

c)

Like it is in an environment

d)

All of these

14.

What is the space in the artwork that functions as a means to support & enhance the main subject

a)

The Space

b)

Background

c)

Negative Space

15.

In the 5 elements of shading:

Which shadow is made by the object blocking the light?

a)

Highlight

b)

Mid-tones

c)

Core Shadow

d)

Reflected Light

e)

Cast Shadow

16.

What is the lightest value on an object/area called

a)

Highlight

b)

Mid-tones

c)

Core Shadow

d)

Cast Shadow

17.

When light reflects/bounces off the surface onto the object this is called the ___________. Also helps separate two dark values.

a)

Highlight

b)

Mid-tones

c)

Core Shadow

d)

Reflected Light/Edge

e)

Cast Shadow

18.

What is the darkest value on the object when shading?

a)

Highlight

b)

Mid-tones

c)

Core Shadow

d)

Reflected light

Edge

e)

Cast Shadow

19.

When you shade, should you work from dark-to-light or light-to-dark?

4 lines
20.

What is a still life?

a)

An arrangement of people

b)

An arrangement of inanimate objects that do not move

c)

An arrangement of animals