Sixth graders learn to make drawings look three-dimensional using value and shading — highlights, shadows, and smooth blending — the techniques that turn a flat shape into a solid, realistic form.
Students will be able to…
How does an artist make a flat circle look like a real, round ball? The secret is value — the range from light to dark. How does shading create form?
Project this and tap each idea. Have students learn how value and shading create 3-D form.
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How does a flat circle become a round ball? Value is the secret.
Students explore.
Students create.
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Demonstrate shading and value techniques.
Generate ideas for realistic form.
Analyze how value creates form.
Plan a drawing with a light source.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students shade a simple sphere with a highlight, midtones, and a shadow. A printable shading sheet is in the Arts library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.