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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 423 · 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 smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  10. 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  20. 20.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  24. 24.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  28. 28.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  35. 35.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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