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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 103 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Find the light): Highlight = brightest spot; shadow side = away from the light; cast shadow = thrown on the surface, away from the light. Hatching = parallel lines, cross-hatching = crossing lines, stippling = dots, blending = smooth tones. Press harder or add more lines to go darker; a value scale runs from white to black.

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  1. 1.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  14. 14.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  38. 38.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. lines crossing over
  4. True
  5. the side away from light
  6. False
  7. cross-hatching
  8. dark value
  9. hatching
  10. shadow side
  11. False
  12. light value
  13. lines all one way
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. dark value
  18. smudging with a finger
  19. highlight
  20. lots of tiny dots
  21. hatching
  22. True
  23. False
  24. shadow side
  25. True
  26. blending
  27. on the left side
  28. False
  29. False
  30. many parallel lines
  31. light value
  32. True
  33. on the right side
  34. the darker half of it
  35. light value
  36. its shadow on the table
  37. under the object
  38. True
  39. False
  40. press harder

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