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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 88 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  2. 2.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  11. 11.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  28. 28.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side

Answer key

  1. press harder
  2. False
  3. False
  4. blending
  5. blending
  6. light value
  7. shadow side
  8. under the object
  9. light value
  10. many parallel lines
  11. the side facing the lamp
  12. lines crossing over
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. highlight
  18. stippling
  19. its shadow on the table
  20. light value
  21. cast shadow
  22. criss-cross lines
  23. lines all one way
  24. True
  25. highlight
  26. False
  27. where light hits most
  28. False
  29. shadow side
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. the darker half of it
  35. True
  36. hatching
  37. True
  38. dark value
  39. dark value
  40. on the left side

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