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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 306 · 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 dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  5. 5.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) near to far
  18. 18.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  32. 32.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table

Answer key

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

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