Visual Elements - Light and Color

Question 14 • 26/27 INTRO TO ART

What is the difference between light and value?

Answer

Light is the illumination coming from a light source, where as value is the degree of lightness or lack of light in a hue.

Light is the brightness or dullness of a hue, where as value is the similarity that exists between a certain color and the other colors surrounding it.

Light is the degree of lightness or lack if light in a hue, where as value is the illumination of an overall piece using monochromatic or analogous colors.

Light is the element used by artists that directs the eye to given sections of a piece, where as value is the amount of light used in the piece as whole.

Explanation

Light is the illumination that comes from a light source. Value describes how light or dark a hue is, so choice A correctly distinguishes the source of illumination from a color’s degree of lightness or darkness. The other choices confuse value with brightness, color relationships, or how light is arranged in an artwork.

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