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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 534 · 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 pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  30. 30.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  35. 35.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table

Answer key

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

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