Value

=ART LESSON: VALUE=
 * Value **

GRADE LEVEL: Middle and Senior Years

LESSON TOPIC: Value Assignment – Values in Forms

INTRODUCTION TO VALUE: Value is the degree of light cast on an object. It is the third element of art. Values in a composition give forms a sense of volume and dimension, and separate the subject from the background.

LEARNING OUTCOMES / OBJECTIVES: – Students will develop an appreciation, sensitivity, and awareness of values and light in our environment and art-works. Value is an important element of art. – Students will learn to use shading and values to make simple forms become more believable for the viewer. – They will produce drawings with values, giving a “life-like” feeling of the third dimension to their art-works.

VISUAL RESOURCES: – Magazine photo examples of values in our environment – Previous student examples of values – Search Internet sites for value studies done by artists, and videos and handouts on shading techniques. – Figures #17 and #18 are examples of a variety of values.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– 12” x 18” white paper <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Variety of pencils (HD for hard lines and soft leads for softer lines) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– White eraser and/or kneaded eraser <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Charcoal and chalk and coloured paper <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Smudgers and paper towels or tissues for blending <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Drapery with spotlights (optional) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACTIVATING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Ask the students, “What would you see if there wasn’t any light?” “Why can’t you see the forms?” <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Tell the students to observe an object that casts a shadow in the room. Ask, “Which direction is the light coming from?” <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Set up real geometric forms in a still life, with a spotlight providing direct highlights and casting shadows. The students should look for white lines as well as darker lines. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– A simple box still life with soccer balls and other geometric forms also works well.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ACQUIRING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Brainstorm forms and values: the light that is reflected (highlights) or not reflected (shadows) defines the form. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Discuss the values that are illustrated in Figures #17 and #18, and the other visual resources. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Explain how dark shadows have the least amount of reflected light, which makes them the darkest areas in a drawing. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Highlighted areas have the most reflected light, so they have the least amount of value. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Demonstrate how sharp contrasting of values gives visual weight to objects. Darker pictures are more dramatic than lighter pictures.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> APPLYING STRATEGIES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Have students do a value chart, working from light to dark. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Then have students add values to a geometric form handout. They will then draw a still life made up of geometric forms with values depicting the highlights and cast shadows. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Blending can be done with smudgers, tissues, or rolled up paper towels bound with tape.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">RELECTING / RE-FOCUSING: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Demonstrate contrasting values by shining a spotlight on drapery or a paper bag still life. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Try different forms of adding values: shading, crosshatching, and pointillism. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students may also enjoy drawing values outside in daylight, using the sun as a light source.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ASSESSMENT / ANALYSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – Students will show evidence that they have followed the instructions for their value assignments: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the value chart illustrates the gradation of values from light to dark <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the values added to the geometric handout and still life create a life-like sense of the third <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> dimension, with a variety of contrasts in highlights and shadows <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the still life page is filled and has a common theme <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> – the composition is aesthetically interesting and pleasing <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">– Students should demonstrate that they understand light and how it creates shadows and highlights of forms. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Figure 17 Value Study With Bags

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Figure 18 Value S