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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 622 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  3. 3.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

  1. press harder
  2. on the right side
  3. False
  4. the dark shape it throws
  5. where light hits most
  6. dark value
  7. under the object
  8. False
  9. False
  10. True
  11. shadow side
  12. False
  13. True
  14. on the left side
  15. hatching
  16. the side away from light
  17. shadow side
  18. False
  19. False
  20. many parallel lines
  21. False
  22. lots of tiny dots
  23. dots packed close
  24. white to black
  25. True
  26. True
  27. hatching
  28. True
  29. True
  30. the brightest spot
  31. light value
  32. cast shadow
  33. dark value
  34. False
  35. cross-hatching
  36. light value
  37. True
  38. cross-hatching
  39. smudging with a finger
  40. dark value

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