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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 488 · 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.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  4. 4.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  12. 12.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  32. 32.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  33. 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dark value
  2. highlight
  3. criss-cross lines
  4. dots packed close
  5. lots of tiny dots
  6. False
  7. smooth, soft tones
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. under the object
  12. False
  13. True
  14. cast shadow
  15. dark value
  16. cross-hatching
  17. False
  18. dark value
  19. True
  20. shadow side
  21. False
  22. shadow side
  23. blending
  24. False
  25. press harder
  26. the dark shape it throws
  27. dark value
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. stippling
  32. on the right side
  33. False
  34. the side away from light
  35. True
  36. True
  37. lines all one way
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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