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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 573 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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