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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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