Light and dark
Art materials
shading techniques
vocab
100

This is the name of a range to represent light to dark.

What is value scale?

100

This item goes by a few names, but it’s only purpose is to blend pencil. 

What is a: Smudge sticks, blending stick, blending stumps?

100

Creating a smooth appearance with pencil, and using a tool to blend. 

What is stumping? 

100

Where the light is coming from.

What is a light source?
200

The value numbers represented in our value scales in our sketchbook.

What is 1-5? 

200

This can be used to remove pencil, to redefine the highlight. 

What is an eraser?

200

Dots that create texture, with proximity determining the value. 

What is stippling? 

200

The darkest area, where light is being blocked. 

What is a shadow?

300

The brightest area, where light is hitting directly. 

What is a highlight? 

300

A smooth thin surface, made for sustaining ink, pencil lead, and other mediums. 

What is paper?

300

Overlapping lines, that create texture and depth. 

What is cross hatching? 

300

The illusion of 3-dimensionality.

What is depth? 

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