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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 450 · 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, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  16. 16.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  27. 27.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling

Answer key

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

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