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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 309 · 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.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
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  3. 3.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  16. 16.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  20. 20.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending

Answer key

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

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