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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 637 · 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: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  7. 7.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. many parallel lines
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. on the right side
  7. False
  8. the brightest spot
  9. True
  10. blending
  11. blending
  12. the dark shape it throws
  13. where light hits most
  14. False
  15. lines crossing over
  16. its shadow on the table
  17. hatching
  18. light value
  19. smooth, soft tones
  20. False
  21. highlight
  22. under the object
  23. dots packed close
  24. hatching
  25. highlight
  26. False
  27. dark value
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. stippling
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. cast shadow
  36. False
  37. False
  38. light value
  39. press harder
  40. lots of tiny dots

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