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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 395 · 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) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  2. 2.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  7. 7.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

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

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