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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 905 · 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 cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  5. 5.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  17. 17.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  20. 20.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  28. 28.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  39. 39.✏️ 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
  40. 40.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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