31/365 A form of art that emphasizes the Greatest Area of Contrast (GAC) is Chiaroscuro, a word I still can’t pronounce correctly to this day. It has a few meanings, but what I’ll be covering is how it describes strong contrasts of light and dark in a composition, whether it be a painting, photograph, or […] To access this post, you must be log in in as a Master Pass member, or please purchase The Master Pass Membership, The Master Pass Package or The Ultimate Package.

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Students will learn to recognize how light and shadow in a realistic drawing can be expressed through a value scale. I give students a value scale and have them look at different black and white photographs while identifying which tones from the value scale are represent in each photo.