Seventh-grade artists learn value — how light or dark something is — and how shading from light to dark turns flat shapes into 3D forms. A light source sets where highlights and shadows fall. They explore the ideas, then shade a sphere.
Students will be able to…
How do artists make a flat drawing look three-dimensional?
Project this and tap each. Have students explore value and shading.
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What makes a drawn circle look like a solid ball?
Students learn.
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Use value and shading techniques.
Analyze use of value in art.
Plan light and shadow.
Refine craft and technique.
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 circle into a sphere. A printable value-scale sheet is in the Arts library.
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