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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 197 · 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, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  4. 4.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  25. 25.✏️ 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
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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