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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. white to black
  4. lines all one way
  5. False
  6. on the left side
  7. False
  8. highlight
  9. dark value
  10. its shadow on the table
  11. True
  12. dots packed close
  13. True
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. False
  18. stippling
  19. True
  20. where light hits most
  21. True
  22. smudging with a finger
  23. True
  24. True
  25. lines crossing over
  26. the side away from light
  27. many parallel lines
  28. False
  29. dark value
  30. True
  31. True
  32. light value
  33. cross-hatching
  34. on the right side
  35. the brightest spot
  36. the darker half of it
  37. shadow side
  38. True
  39. under the object
  40. False

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