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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 410 · 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: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  15. 15.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  39. 39.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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