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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 517 · 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.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  9. 9.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  13. 13.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  33. 33.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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