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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 795 · 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 light value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  9. 9.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  12. 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 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
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  38. 38.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight

Answer key

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

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