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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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