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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 524 · 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.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  7. 7.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  20. 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  23. 23.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  37. 37.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close

Answer key

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

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