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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 422 · 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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  9. 9.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  39. 39.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dots packed close
  2. under the object
  3. dark value
  4. on the left side
  5. False
  6. criss-cross lines
  7. the side away from light
  8. shadow side
  9. False
  10. the dark shape it throws
  11. False
  12. hatching
  13. light value
  14. highlight
  15. False
  16. False
  17. white to black
  18. lines crossing over
  19. press harder
  20. True
  21. blending
  22. cross-hatching
  23. False
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. shadow side
  31. False
  32. dark value
  33. True
  34. dark value
  35. dark value
  36. False
  37. highlight
  38. cast shadow
  39. True
  40. False

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