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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 259 · 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.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  15. 15.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

  1. False
  2. dark value
  3. False
  4. shadow side
  5. shadow side
  6. press harder
  7. stippling
  8. False
  9. True
  10. lots of tiny dots
  11. False
  12. white to black
  13. where light hits most
  14. lines all one way
  15. True
  16. False
  17. the side away from light
  18. cross-hatching
  19. hatching
  20. dark value
  21. the brightest spot
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. stippling
  26. highlight
  27. dark value
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. under the object
  34. False
  35. lines crossing over
  36. False
  37. True
  38. light value
  39. many parallel lines
  40. dark value

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