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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 353 · 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: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  17. 17.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  33. 33.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. the side away from light
  4. lines crossing over
  5. many parallel lines
  6. blending
  7. cast shadow
  8. on the right side
  9. True
  10. light value
  11. light value
  12. True
  13. False
  14. False
  15. True
  16. under the object
  17. True
  18. smooth, soft tones
  19. dark value
  20. lots of tiny dots
  21. False
  22. stippling
  23. criss-cross lines
  24. the side facing the lamp
  25. True
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. shadow side
  31. highlight
  32. dots packed close
  33. False
  34. True
  35. dark value
  36. hatching
  37. the darker half of it
  38. lines all one way
  39. the brightest spot
  40. its shadow on the table

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