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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 50 · 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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  2. 2.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  36. 36.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching

Answer key

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

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