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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 349 · 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 smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  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, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  19. 19.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  40. 40.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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