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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 345 · 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.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  31. 31.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  34. 34.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

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

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