Shading+Unit

Betty-Jo McCarville (November, 2008)
 * Shading Unit**

**Participants:** Grade 6

Unit plan Focus** : ** Media: Pencil Art concepts: Shading, value, realism, illusion of depth, value, highlight, shadow, reflected light, contrast, gradation. Techniques: drawing

**Curriculum Objectives:** - Practice careful observation for drawing a variety of objects. - Draw what is seen instead of what is known. - Recognize and practice showing depth. - Learn about value and shading

**Unit goals:**
 * 1) Understand that using values to create shading creates an illusion of depth in a 2-d drawing.
 * 2) Be able to identify and create a value scale.
 * 3) Understand how light source determines shading: recognize how five basic shapes typically receive light and are shaded to look three-dimensional.
 * 4) Create a drawing from life that correctly applies shading techniques.


 * Lessons:**
 * 1) Introduction to depth and value – View images in text, create value scale, technique of creating even tones with HB pencil.
 * 2) Observing light and shadow – View white shapes under directional lighting, practice shading them from observation, learn the conventional shading of sphere and 4 simple shapes.
 * 3) Application and review - Review all terms and concepts, create a shaded drawing from a still life.

Value scale 5% Shaded Sphere 5% Shading shapes 5% __Final drawing 10%__ Total  25% **Lesson 1 - Introduction to Depth and Value**
 * Assessment:**


 * Population:** Grade 6

- Practice careful observation for drawing a variety of objects. - Draw what is seen instead of what is known. - Recognize and practice showing depth. - Learn about value and shading
 * Curriculum Objectives:**

· View images of value and shading · Create a value scale · Practice creating even tones with an HB pencil
 * Learning objectives:**


 * Materials:** Pencils, textbook, value scale sheet.
 * Art form:** Drawing
 * Technique:** Value scale


 * Vocabulary:** Depth, value, shading, highlight, shadow, illusion, gradation, contrast

View realistic drawings
 * Motivation:** (10 min)

- Creating even tones with your pencil - Five Distinctly different shades
 * Art activity:** (25 min)
 * 1) Hand out text books
 * 2) Turn to page 20
 * 3) Read text aloud together
 * 4) Discuss Value, the value scale, illusion and shading
 * 5) Hand out value scale sheet
 * 6) Students create their own 5 value scale using their pencils:

- Put text books away - Hand value sheet in for evaluation
 * Clean-up.** (5min)

**Lesson 2 – Observation of Light and Shadow** (2 classes)


 * Population:** Grade 6

· View white shapes under directional lighting. · Practice shading shapes from observation. · Learn the conventional shading of a sphere and 4 simple shapes.
 * Learning objectives:**


 * Materials:** Pencils, paper, styrofoam shapes, lamps or spotlights, 2 shading hand-outs.


 * Art form:** Drawing
 * Technique:** Shading


 * Vocabulary:** value, shading, highlight, shadow, gradation, direction of light, light source,

Viewing shapes under light
 * Motivation:**

-differences due to light source -proper shading - Brainstorm ideas together of what they could draw: rocket, bird, tree house, etc. -  Talk about considering direction of light
 * Art activity:** (time)
 * 1) Look at shape under directional lighting (ball) and try to draw the shading representing 5 different values. (5min)
 * 2) Put sketches on board and discuss:
 * 1) Give out “How to shade a sphere hand-out.
 * 2) Explain process and draw on the board (transform a circle into a sphere).
 * 3) Hand out “shading other shapes” sheet.
 * 4) Ask students to draw something that includes all of these shapes shaded together. -Draw them an example on the board: alien

Put drawings on board Discuss successful shape shading Talk about light source and the importance of drawing from life or image to get correct lighting and illusion of depth.
 * Response:** (10)


 * Clean-up.**

**Lesson 3 – Application and Review**


 * Population:** Grade 6

· Review all terms and concepts. · Create a shaded drawing from a still life.
 * Learning objectives:**


 * Materials:** Pencils, paper, objects for students to draw (6 stations), lamps or spotlights.
 * Art form:** Drawing
 * Technique:** Observation


 * Vocabulary:** value, shading, highlight, shadow, gradation, direction of light, observation.


 * Art activity:** (time)
 * 1) review all vocabulary
 * 2) Set up 3 stations of still lives and have students draw them with emphasis on shading.

Discuss the activity together. **Clean-up.**
 * Response:**