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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 206 · 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 of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  10. 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  24. 24.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  29. 29.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) its shadow on the table
  30. 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  35. 35.✏️ 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
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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