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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 179 · 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) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  4. 4.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  9. 9.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  15. 15.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close

Answer key

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

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