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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 12 · 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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  24. 24.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  26. 26.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  35. 35.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

  1. dots packed close
  2. dark value
  3. False
  4. the darker half of it
  5. True
  6. dark value
  7. shadow side
  8. False
  9. highlight
  10. many parallel lines
  11. the side facing the lamp
  12. False
  13. white to black
  14. lines all one way
  15. hatching
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. under the object
  20. True
  21. False
  22. False
  23. cross-hatching
  24. True
  25. the dark shape it throws
  26. False
  27. light value
  28. False
  29. on the left side
  30. cast shadow
  31. lines crossing over
  32. light value
  33. blending
  34. the brightest spot
  35. False
  36. False
  37. criss-cross lines
  38. cast shadow
  39. blending
  40. dark value

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