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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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