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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 723 · 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: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 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
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  36. 36.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) near to far
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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