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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 535 · 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) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  12. 12.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 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
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  21. 21.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  25. 25.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  28. 28.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  34. 34.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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