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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 501 · 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 side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  35. 35.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines

Answer key

  1. the side facing the lamp
  2. dark value
  3. False
  4. the darker half of it
  5. False
  6. light value
  7. lines all one way
  8. press harder
  9. its shadow on the table
  10. False
  11. True
  12. criss-cross lines
  13. shadow side
  14. light value
  15. cross-hatching
  16. True
  17. hatching
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. many parallel lines
  22. shadow side
  23. False
  24. on the right side
  25. lines crossing over
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. the dark shape it throws
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. cast shadow
  34. smudging with a finger
  35. False
  36. True
  37. light value
  38. False
  39. stippling
  40. dots packed close

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