Ninth-grade artists learn chiaroscuro — using light and shadow to make a flat drawing look three-dimensional. Once you find the light source, you can map the light side, core shadow, cast shadow, and highlights. They order the steps, then render a sphere.
Students will be able to…
How do artists make a 2D drawing look solid and 3D?
Project this and have students put the chiaroscuro (shading) steps in order.
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How do you make a plain circle look like a solid ball?
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Use value and shading techniques skillfully.
Plan how light will shape a form.
Perceive light and shadow in the world.
Refine shading to show form.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students render a sphere using light and shadow. A printable value-scale sheet is in the Arts library.
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