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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 661 · 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.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  7. 7.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  21. 21.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.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 brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  33. 33.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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