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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 920 · 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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  16. 16.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  34. 34.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger

Answer key

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

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