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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 148 · 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: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  16. 16.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) add water (d) press lighter
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it

Answer key

  1. False
  2. lines all one way
  3. criss-cross lines
  4. where light hits most
  5. False
  6. smooth, soft tones
  7. hatching
  8. blending
  9. shadow side
  10. True
  11. the side away from light
  12. light value
  13. light value
  14. under the object
  15. cast shadow
  16. True
  17. dark value
  18. cross-hatching
  19. False
  20. dark value
  21. False
  22. on the right side
  23. cast shadow
  24. True
  25. False
  26. press harder
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. dots packed close
  32. stippling
  33. hatching
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. light value
  38. the side facing the lamp
  39. white to black
  40. the brightest spot

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