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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 227 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  11. 11.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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