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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 866 · 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 navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
  3. 3.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  27. 27.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  35. 35.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

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

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