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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 420 · 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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  4. 4.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) above the object
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  8. 8.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  15. 15.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  25. 25.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) add water
  30. 30.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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