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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 251 · 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 pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  8. 8.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  11. 11.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones

Answer key

  1. light value
  2. True
  3. True
  4. the darker half of it
  5. criss-cross lines
  6. on the left side
  7. stippling
  8. under the object
  9. light value
  10. blending
  11. False
  12. hatching
  13. smudging with a finger
  14. True
  15. dark value
  16. on the right side
  17. hatching
  18. lines crossing over
  19. dark value
  20. lots of tiny dots
  21. False
  22. dark value
  23. True
  24. True
  25. lines all one way
  26. True
  27. the dark shape it throws
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. light value
  32. True
  33. cast shadow
  34. cast shadow
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. stippling
  39. False
  40. smooth, soft tones

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