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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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