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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 380 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) add water
  2. 2.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  3. 3.💡 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
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  21. 21.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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