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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 332 · 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.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  8. 8.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.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) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  16. 16.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  22. 22.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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