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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. blending
  2. cross-hatching
  3. cast shadow
  4. white to black
  5. False
  6. shadow side
  7. dark value
  8. blending
  9. True
  10. dark value
  11. light value
  12. False
  13. dark value
  14. cross-hatching
  15. hatching
  16. the dark shape it throws
  17. False
  18. True
  19. light value
  20. True
  21. light value
  22. under the object
  23. False
  24. on the left side
  25. the brightest spot
  26. True
  27. smooth, soft tones
  28. False
  29. criss-cross lines
  30. on the right side
  31. its shadow on the table
  32. True
  33. lines all one way
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. lines crossing over
  38. dots packed close
  39. True
  40. True

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