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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 639 · 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: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  17. 17.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  19. 19.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  39. 39.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ 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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. False
  4. dark value
  5. True
  6. False
  7. cross-hatching
  8. stippling
  9. the brightest spot
  10. False
  11. cast shadow
  12. False
  13. True
  14. hatching
  15. under the object
  16. criss-cross lines
  17. True
  18. on the right side
  19. True
  20. False
  21. light value
  22. stippling
  23. True
  24. dark value
  25. highlight
  26. False
  27. False
  28. dark value
  29. the side away from light
  30. dark value
  31. shadow side
  32. lines crossing over
  33. the darker half of it
  34. its shadow on the table
  35. cast shadow
  36. white to black
  37. dots packed close
  38. lots of tiny dots
  39. True
  40. the side facing the lamp

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