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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 896 · 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) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  14. 14.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  29. 29.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  39. 39.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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