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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 188 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  24. 24.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 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
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black

Answer key

  1. press harder
  2. False
  3. shadow side
  4. True
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. cross-hatching
  9. the side away from light
  10. lines crossing over
  11. light value
  12. lines all one way
  13. many parallel lines
  14. hatching
  15. True
  16. dark value
  17. False
  18. criss-cross lines
  19. where light hits most
  20. False
  21. shadow side
  22. blending
  23. dots packed close
  24. True
  25. True
  26. on the left side
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. under the object
  34. the dark shape it throws
  35. the brightest spot
  36. False
  37. smudging with a finger
  38. its shadow on the table
  39. False
  40. white to black

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