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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 584 · 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: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  11. 11.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  13. 13.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 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
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  19. 19.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far

Answer key

  1. True
  2. smudging with a finger
  3. light value
  4. the darker half of it
  5. True
  6. True
  7. criss-cross lines
  8. light value
  9. highlight
  10. the brightest spot
  11. True
  12. many parallel lines
  13. False
  14. True
  15. on the right side
  16. shadow side
  17. dark value
  18. cast shadow
  19. True
  20. dark value
  21. smooth, soft tones
  22. True
  23. dark value
  24. on the left side
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. where light hits most
  29. the dark shape it throws
  30. blending
  31. dark value
  32. stippling
  33. False
  34. hatching
  35. False
  36. dots packed close
  37. its shadow on the table
  38. light value
  39. False
  40. white to black

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