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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 541 · 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 shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  4. 4.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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