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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 296 · 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: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.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 brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  10. 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  28. 28.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  32. 32.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  35. 35.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. many parallel lines
  3. True
  4. the dark shape it throws
  5. True
  6. True
  7. False
  8. dark value
  9. highlight
  10. False
  11. cast shadow
  12. True
  13. blending
  14. light value
  15. True
  16. False
  17. the side facing the lamp
  18. hatching
  19. light value
  20. light value
  21. smudging with a finger
  22. False
  23. where light hits most
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. stippling
  28. lines crossing over
  29. False
  30. shadow side
  31. cross-hatching
  32. False
  33. on the left side
  34. hatching
  35. press harder
  36. blending
  37. dark value
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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