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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 43 · 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 blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  4. 4.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ 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
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  19. 19.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  33. 33.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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