light Flashcards
1
Q
light
A
a subtle element of design but nonetheless a dramatic tool when used consciously.
2
Q
value
A
degrees of lightness and darkness
3
Q
hightlight
A
brilliantly lit areas that appear as luminous spots
4
Q
shadow study
A
an analysis of where natural lighting will create shadows at different times of day and different seasons at a particualr location.
5
Q
natural light
A
tends to flood an object with light from a particular direction-the sun’s position
6
Q
artificial lighting
A
range from a small, intense spotlight to banks of floodlights, arranged wherever the artist feels they are most effective.
7
Q
moire
A
an illusory wavelike pattern
8
Q
gray scale
A
the representation of gradations of value as a series of equal steps from black to white
9
Q
function of value
A
- providing clues to three dimentional form.
- creating patterns of light and shadow that are interesting in themselves.
- tieing a work together and uniting it visually with its surroundings.
- helping us make spatial sense of a piece or to heighten its spatial effects.
- allowing us to see surface textures.
