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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 232 · 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 of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  17. 17.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.💡 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
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  28. 28.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  38. 38.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight

Answer key

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

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