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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 96 · 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, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  6. 6.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ 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
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  17. 17.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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