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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 408 · 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.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  14. 14.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  17. 17.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  32. 32.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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