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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 519 · 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 side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  2. 2.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  19. 19.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  26. 26.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  28. 28.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  34. 34.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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