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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 424 · 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 its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  14. 14.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  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) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  30. 30.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  37. 37.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines

Answer key

  1. cast shadow
  2. lines crossing over
  3. light value
  4. False
  5. hatching
  6. stippling
  7. False
  8. True
  9. True
  10. True
  11. True
  12. highlight
  13. criss-cross lines
  14. False
  15. dark value
  16. hatching
  17. shadow side
  18. light value
  19. shadow side
  20. cast shadow
  21. light value
  22. False
  23. True
  24. True
  25. cross-hatching
  26. the side away from light
  27. True
  28. where light hits most
  29. blending
  30. white to black
  31. smooth, soft tones
  32. light value
  33. the darker half of it
  34. blending
  35. False
  36. its shadow on the table
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. many parallel lines

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