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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 216 · 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 dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  15. 15.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  39. 39.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending

Answer key

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

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