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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 456 · 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: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  4. 4.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  12. 12.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  20. 20.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  25. 25.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  28. 28.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  29. 29.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close

Answer key

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

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