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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. lines crossing over
  2. dark value
  3. False
  4. True
  5. True
  6. False
  7. True
  8. False
  9. False
  10. hatching
  11. shadow side
  12. light value
  13. smudging with a finger
  14. True
  15. the brightest spot
  16. True
  17. False
  18. the side facing the lamp
  19. dark value
  20. on the left side
  21. stippling
  22. True
  23. dark value
  24. False
  25. the dark shape it throws
  26. its shadow on the table
  27. False
  28. False
  29. lots of tiny dots
  30. hatching
  31. on the right side
  32. white to black
  33. highlight
  34. many parallel lines
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. the side away from light

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