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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 344 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.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) the dark shape it throws
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  38. 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling

Answer key

  1. white to black
  2. True
  3. the side away from light
  4. where light hits most
  5. criss-cross lines
  6. dark value
  7. True
  8. False
  9. True
  10. shadow side
  11. hatching
  12. cast shadow
  13. True
  14. False
  15. many parallel lines
  16. False
  17. False
  18. True
  19. True
  20. False
  21. light value
  22. True
  23. the brightest spot
  24. highlight
  25. True
  26. lines crossing over
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. lots of tiny dots
  31. False
  32. True
  33. cross-hatching
  34. hatching
  35. shadow side
  36. highlight
  37. press harder
  38. smudging with a finger
  39. False
  40. blending

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