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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 271 · 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: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  7. 7.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. cross-hatching
  4. False
  5. True
  6. the dark shape it throws
  7. under the object
  8. lines crossing over
  9. False
  10. stippling
  11. light value
  12. criss-cross lines
  13. cross-hatching
  14. smudging with a finger
  15. False
  16. the side away from light
  17. True
  18. many parallel lines
  19. cast shadow
  20. True
  21. hatching
  22. its shadow on the table
  23. dots packed close
  24. cast shadow
  25. where light hits most
  26. True
  27. on the right side
  28. True
  29. shadow side
  30. dark value
  31. smooth, soft tones
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. press harder
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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