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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 572 · 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.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  7. 7.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  15. 15.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  34. 34.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. under the object
  3. the darker half of it
  4. dark value
  5. True
  6. highlight
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. True
  11. light value
  12. dark value
  13. False
  14. hatching
  15. False
  16. light value
  17. stippling
  18. light value
  19. smooth, soft tones
  20. on the right side
  21. where light hits most
  22. hatching
  23. on the left side
  24. stippling
  25. the brightest spot
  26. cross-hatching
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. True
  33. the side facing the lamp
  34. True
  35. True
  36. dark value
  37. False
  38. lines all one way
  39. False
  40. False

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