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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 207 · 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 many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.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) the dark shape it throws
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  26. 26.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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