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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 448 · 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, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  25. 25.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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