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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 412 · 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 criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  5. 5.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  33. 33.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most

Answer key

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

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