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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 48 · 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: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  16. 16.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  19. 19.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  21. 21.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (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) under the object (d) above the object
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. cross-hatching
  4. True
  5. False
  6. shadow side
  7. True
  8. the dark shape it throws
  9. highlight
  10. hatching
  11. light value
  12. dark value
  13. light value
  14. True
  15. shadow side
  16. True
  17. dark value
  18. press harder
  19. True
  20. its shadow on the table
  21. False
  22. on the left side
  23. dark value
  24. cast shadow
  25. smudging with a finger
  26. light value
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. cross-hatching
  31. False
  32. stippling
  33. dark value
  34. False
  35. under the object
  36. True
  37. dots packed close
  38. white to black
  39. cast shadow
  40. highlight

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