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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 141 · 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 cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  29. 29.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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