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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 215 · 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 lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  4. 4.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  14. 14.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.✏️ 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
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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