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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 455 · 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 the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  29. 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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