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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 195 · 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.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.💡 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
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  8. 8.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  10. 10.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  22. 22.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  30. 30.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. light value
  2. under the object
  3. light value
  4. cross-hatching
  5. False
  6. blending
  7. many parallel lines
  8. False
  9. the darker half of it
  10. False
  11. lines crossing over
  12. smooth, soft tones
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. cast shadow
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. the side away from light
  21. dots packed close
  22. False
  23. cross-hatching
  24. True
  25. on the left side
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. lines all one way
  30. the side facing the lamp
  31. shadow side
  32. hatching
  33. True
  34. cast shadow
  35. dark value
  36. lots of tiny dots
  37. blending
  38. shadow side
  39. False
  40. False

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