Drawing: Light and Shadow Handout

DefinitionValue- The lightness or darkness of a color

Illuminate- light up, throw light on, brighten
Tangent- touching, but not intersecting
Plane- A way to describe the surface of a form
Light Source- The light that is illuminating the object
Reflected Light- Light that bounces off of objects in the environment and back onto the center
object
Shadow- Formed by the plane turning away from the light source
Cast Shadow- Caused by one form blocking the light from hitting another form
Core Shadow- A darker plane that defines the edge of the shadow
Occlusion Shadow- The darkest area of a cast shadow where reflected light cannot reach
Terminator- area where light turns to shadow
Halftone- An area of light immediately after the terminator, plane of the form that are partially
hit by the direct light
Center Light- The point of the form that points directly at the light, plane that is directly facing
the light source
Highlight- Reflection of the light source, Reflection will move depending on where the viewer is
Artistic License- The right as an artist to make the forms, light, and shadow how you want them
to look

What do you think?

In the video he says If you dont see a core shadow many artists choose to cheat one in.
What do you think he means?
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Why do you think an artist would choose to cheat one in?
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LETS REVIEW
Which area of the cast shadow is the darkest?
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The area of light immediately after the ___________________ is the Halftone.
The _____________ will move with the eye of the viewer.
The reflective light is the light that
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What happened to the egg when it was placed on a black table?
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The ________ shadow defines the edge of a shadow.

Light
Word Bank
Highlight
Center Light
Reflective Light

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