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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 911 · 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: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  5. 5.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.✏️ 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
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  14. 14.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  38. 38.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching

Answer key

  1. True
  2. dark value
  3. True
  4. press harder
  5. True
  6. on the right side
  7. light value
  8. light value
  9. dark value
  10. highlight
  11. cast shadow
  12. the side facing the lamp
  13. blending
  14. False
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. stippling
  19. hatching
  20. stippling
  21. False
  22. white to black
  23. the brightest spot
  24. lines crossing over
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. shadow side
  31. smooth, soft tones
  32. True
  33. dark value
  34. blending
  35. its shadow on the table
  36. dark value
  37. cross-hatching
  38. True
  39. lines all one way
  40. hatching

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