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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 483 · 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.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.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) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  16. 16.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.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 darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  23. 23.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser

Answer key

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

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