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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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