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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 913 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  2. 2.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  3. 3.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  5. 5.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  20. 20.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  37. 37.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

  1. white to black
  2. the side facing the lamp
  3. False
  4. smudging with a finger
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. on the right side
  9. dark value
  10. False
  11. False
  12. light value
  13. lots of tiny dots
  14. True
  15. light value
  16. criss-cross lines
  17. on the left side
  18. many parallel lines
  19. the brightest spot
  20. press harder
  21. the side away from light
  22. stippling
  23. True
  24. cast shadow
  25. True
  26. under the object
  27. blending
  28. True
  29. lines crossing over
  30. True
  31. dark value
  32. light value
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. cross-hatching
  37. True
  38. shadow side
  39. blending
  40. light value

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