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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 230 · 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.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  15. 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  16. 16.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it

Answer key

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

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