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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 945 · 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 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
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  7. 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  25. 25.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) add water (d) press lighter
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  28. 28.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  36. 36.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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