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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 381 · 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 lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  39. 39.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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