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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. blending
  2. the side facing the lamp
  3. hatching
  4. False
  5. light value
  6. False
  7. dark value
  8. False
  9. light value
  10. False
  11. lines all one way
  12. lines crossing over
  13. cast shadow
  14. on the right side
  15. False
  16. dark value
  17. False
  18. False
  19. light value
  20. False
  21. where light hits most
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. shadow side
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. on the left side
  30. False
  31. highlight
  32. blending
  33. stippling
  34. smooth, soft tones
  35. the dark shape it throws
  36. the brightest spot
  37. white to black
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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