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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 46 · 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: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  9. 9.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. lines crossing over
  4. cross-hatching
  5. lines all one way
  6. True
  7. False
  8. highlight
  9. False
  10. cast shadow
  11. many parallel lines
  12. where light hits most
  13. stippling
  14. the dark shape it throws
  15. light value
  16. True
  17. False
  18. cast shadow
  19. its shadow on the table
  20. True
  21. False
  22. False
  23. shadow side
  24. dark value
  25. False
  26. smudging with a finger
  27. dark value
  28. on the left side
  29. blending
  30. True
  31. cross-hatching
  32. under the object
  33. dark value
  34. the brightest spot
  35. light value
  36. blending
  37. stippling
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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