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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 273 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  7. 7.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  12. 12.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  21. 21.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) the brightest spot
  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) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.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) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  38. 38.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. dark value
  3. True
  4. cast shadow
  5. dark value
  6. hatching
  7. the side facing the lamp
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. on the left side
  12. False
  13. press harder
  14. hatching
  15. cross-hatching
  16. smooth, soft tones
  17. False
  18. the side away from light
  19. True
  20. stippling
  21. the brightest spot
  22. its shadow on the table
  23. shadow side
  24. highlight
  25. lines all one way
  26. cross-hatching
  27. the darker half of it
  28. light value
  29. under the object
  30. blending
  31. light value
  32. blending
  33. False
  34. False
  35. light value
  36. where light hits most
  37. the dark shape it throws
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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