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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 354 · 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.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  10. 10.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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