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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 713 · 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.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  2. 2.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  11. 11.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  13. 13.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 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
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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