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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 330 · 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: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  10. 10.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  12. 12.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.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) its shadow on the table
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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