VAL DAUGHTREY
Dreams don't have deadlines
FIND THE LIGHT
COLOR + VALUE + LIGHT = FORM
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DO NOW · 5 MINUTES
Where Is The Dark?
IF THE LIGHT IS
COMING FROM THE LEFT...
WHERE SHOULD THE DARKEST VALUES BE?
WHERE SHOULD THE DARKEST VALUES BE?
LEFT SIDE?
MIDDLE?
RIGHT SIDE?
THE OPPOSITE SIDE
OF THE LIGHT
WILL GENERALLY
BE DARKER.
LIGHT FROM LEFT
→
DARKER VALUES ON RIGHT
→
DARKER VALUES ON RIGHT
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TODAY'S QUESTION
Can We See The Light?
HOW CAN AN ARTIST
SHOW WHERE
THE LIGHT
IS COMING FROM
USING COLOR?
Think about your still life
from yesterday.
What changed when an area
moved farther away from
the light?
VALUE CHANGES
SHOW US
THE DIRECTION
OF LIGHT.
LIGHTER VALUES
↓
MID-TONES
↓
DARKER VALUES
↓
MID-TONES
↓
DARKER VALUES
COLOR + VALUE
One Color. Many Values.
IS THIS ALL
THE SAME COLOR?
LIGHTEST
LIGHT
MID-TONE
DARK
DARKEST
YES.
ONE COLOR CAN HAVE MANY DIFFERENT VALUES.
ONE COLOR CAN HAVE MANY DIFFERENT VALUES.
VALUE
=
THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS
OF A COLOR OR TONE.
DON'T JUST
COLOR THE OBJECT.
SHOW THE LIGHT.
SHOW THE LIGHT.
READING THE LIGHT
Follow The Light
IF THE LIGHT
IS COMING FROM
THE UPPER LEFT...
WHAT SHOULD WE SEE?
WHAT SHOULD WE SEE?
LIGHT
SOURCE
↘
HIGHLIGHT
MID-TONE
CORE SHADOW
CAST SHADOW
LIGHT SOURCE
↓
HIGHLIGHT
↓
LIGHT
↓
MID-TONE
↓
CORE SHADOW
↓
CAST SHADOW
THE VALUES SHOULD
MAKE THE LIGHT SOURCE
VISIBLE.
TEACHER DEMO · 8 MINUTES
Build The Light
1
CHOOSE THE LIGHT
Decide where the light is coming from FIRST.
2
BIG SHAPE
Lightly draw the overall object.
3
PROTECT THE HIGHLIGHT
Identify the area closest to the light.
4
ESTABLISH MID-TONES
Build the main color of the object.
5
BUILD THE DARK
Move gradually toward darker values.
6
ADD THE CAST SHADOW
The cast shadow should support the direction of the light.
LIGHT SOURCE FIRST.
DETAILS LAST.
DETAILS LAST.
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MAIN CHALLENGE · 28 MINUTES
Find The Light
CAN SOMEONE LOOK
AT YOUR DRAWING
AND TELL WHERE
THE LIGHT
IS COMING FROM?
YOUR CHALLENGE
Use COLOR + VALUE to make your object look three-dimensional.
✓ Choose ONE clear light direction.
✓ Show a visible HIGHLIGHT.
✓ Show LIGHT values.
✓ Show MID-TONES.
✓ Show DARK / CORE SHADOW.
✓ Include a CAST SHADOW.
✓ Use at least 4 clearly different values.
✓ Blend or transition between values.
LIGHT SOURCE
↓
HIGHLIGHT
↓
MID-TONE
↓
CORE SHADOW
↓
CAST SHADOW
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GALLERY TEST · 5 MINUTES
Can You Find It?
DO NOT TELL YOUR PARTNER
WHERE YOUR LIGHT
IS COMING FROM.
1
SWAP
Show your artwork to a partner.
2
LOOK
Study the highlight, mid-tones, darks, and cast shadow.
3
POINT
Point to where you believe the light source is located.
4
CHECK
Was your partner correct?
IF YOUR PARTNER
CAN FIND THE LIGHT...
YOUR VALUES ARE WORKING.
YOUR VALUES ARE WORKING.
HOW DID YOU
USE VALUE
TO SHOW
THE DIRECTION
OF LIGHT?
Use at least one vocabulary word:
HIGHLIGHT · MID-TONE · CORE SHADOW · CAST SHADOW
HIGHLIGHT · MID-TONE · CORE SHADOW · CAST SHADOW
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