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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 125 · 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, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  11. 11.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

  1. False
  2. hatching
  3. highlight
  4. blending
  5. True
  6. lines all one way
  7. True
  8. False
  9. highlight
  10. cross-hatching
  11. False
  12. criss-cross lines
  13. True
  14. True
  15. the side facing the lamp
  16. the dark shape it throws
  17. True
  18. smudging with a finger
  19. where light hits most
  20. True
  21. light value
  22. blending
  23. cross-hatching
  24. True
  25. True
  26. lines crossing over
  27. light value
  28. False
  29. True
  30. under the object
  31. True
  32. True
  33. True
  34. stippling
  35. dark value
  36. False
  37. press harder
  38. dark value
  39. on the right side
  40. cast shadow

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