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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 487 · 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: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  3. 3.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  20. 20.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  23. 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most

Answer key

  1. True
  2. shadow side
  3. False
  4. False
  5. False
  6. lines crossing over
  7. False
  8. hatching
  9. hatching
  10. False
  11. blending
  12. dark value
  13. False
  14. dark value
  15. False
  16. white to black
  17. True
  18. light value
  19. on the left side
  20. False
  21. True
  22. on the right side
  23. False
  24. dark value
  25. criss-cross lines
  26. press harder
  27. cross-hatching
  28. False
  29. shadow side
  30. False
  31. smooth, soft tones
  32. False
  33. smudging with a finger
  34. dark value
  35. True
  36. blending
  37. True
  38. light value
  39. cast shadow
  40. where light hits most

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