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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 428 · 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: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  8. 8.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  10. 10.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  34. 34.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. smooth, soft tones
  3. light value
  4. lines crossing over
  5. False
  6. True
  7. cross-hatching
  8. False
  9. on the right side
  10. False
  11. the dark shape it throws
  12. the darker half of it
  13. True
  14. stippling
  15. True
  16. blending
  17. False
  18. True
  19. light value
  20. highlight
  21. on the left side
  22. lines all one way
  23. shadow side
  24. blending
  25. highlight
  26. white to black
  27. True
  28. True
  29. the side facing the lamp
  30. dots packed close
  31. True
  32. False
  33. under the object
  34. True
  35. hatching
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. hatching
  40. False

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