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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 280 · 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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  10. 10.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  20. 20.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

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

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