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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 402 · 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 light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  22. 22.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  39. 39.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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