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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 431 · 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.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  3. 3.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) under the object
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending

Answer key

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

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