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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 452 · 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 brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  4. 4.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  8. 8.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  20. 20.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  31. 31.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  34. 34.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. press harder
  4. False
  5. light value
  6. cast shadow
  7. hatching
  8. False
  9. dark value
  10. dark value
  11. hatching
  12. True
  13. lines all one way
  14. the brightest spot
  15. criss-cross lines
  16. where light hits most
  17. False
  18. dark value
  19. stippling
  20. False
  21. shadow side
  22. blending
  23. white to black
  24. light value
  25. the side away from light
  26. True
  27. the darker half of it
  28. True
  29. True
  30. under the object
  31. on the left side
  32. False
  33. highlight
  34. False
  35. highlight
  36. cross-hatching
  37. cross-hatching
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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