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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 228 · 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.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  16. 16.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  31. 31.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight

Answer key

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

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