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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 91 · 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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  9. 9.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  18. 18.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) near to far
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.💡 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
  29. 29.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  39. 39.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. lots of tiny dots
  2. False
  3. smudging with a finger
  4. lines crossing over
  5. where light hits most
  6. light value
  7. its shadow on the table
  8. cast shadow
  9. True
  10. False
  11. shadow side
  12. False
  13. blending
  14. cross-hatching
  15. False
  16. True
  17. press harder
  18. False
  19. light value
  20. white to black
  21. the side away from light
  22. the side facing the lamp
  23. cast shadow
  24. False
  25. stippling
  26. the darker half of it
  27. blending
  28. on the right side
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. smooth, soft tones
  34. False
  35. the brightest spot
  36. True
  37. True
  38. the dark shape it throws
  39. False
  40. False

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