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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 331 · 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 navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.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) where light hits most
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  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 dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  38. 38.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

  1. dark value
  2. where light hits most
  3. True
  4. cast shadow
  5. True
  6. light value
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. the brightest spot
  11. light value
  12. dark value
  13. white to black
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. under the object
  19. stippling
  20. True
  21. blending
  22. True
  23. many parallel lines
  24. lots of tiny dots
  25. shadow side
  26. False
  27. highlight
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. criss-cross lines
  32. light value
  33. light value
  34. True
  35. False
  36. highlight
  37. cast shadow
  38. on the right side
  39. False
  40. lines all one way

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