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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 315 · 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 light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  12. 12.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  21. 21.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close

Answer key

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

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