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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 417 · 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.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  31. 31.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot

Answer key

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

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