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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 162 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  2. 2.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  11. 11.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  25. 25.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  33. 33.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

  1. the darker half of it
  2. False
  3. False
  4. press harder
  5. criss-cross lines
  6. True
  7. False
  8. dots packed close
  9. True
  10. the side away from light
  11. False
  12. white to black
  13. cross-hatching
  14. False
  15. hatching
  16. its shadow on the table
  17. False
  18. many parallel lines
  19. the brightest spot
  20. blending
  21. dark value
  22. smudging with a finger
  23. shadow side
  24. smooth, soft tones
  25. False
  26. False
  27. on the left side
  28. False
  29. cross-hatching
  30. highlight
  31. True
  32. lots of tiny dots
  33. under the object
  34. dark value
  35. where light hits most
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. stippling
  40. dark value

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