Tenth graders learn to render three-dimensional form with value — moving from highlight through light, midtone, core shadow, and cast shadow — the shading that makes a flat drawing look solid and real.
Students will be able to…
How do you make a circle look like a sphere? With value — the full range from highlight to shadow. What’s the order across a form?
Project this and have students put the values in order from lightest to darkest across a sphere.
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How do you make a circle look like a sphere? With value — what’s the order?
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts, HS Accomplished).
Render form with value.
Plan a shaded drawing.
Refine value rendering.
Perceive light and form.
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 using highlight, midtone, and shadow. A printable value sheet is in the Arts library.
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