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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 544 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  12. 12.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  18. 18.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  22. 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

  1. press harder
  2. where light hits most
  3. stippling
  4. light value
  5. dots packed close
  6. cast shadow
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. criss-cross lines
  12. False
  13. smudging with a finger
  14. True
  15. the side away from light
  16. many parallel lines
  17. lines crossing over
  18. False
  19. its shadow on the table
  20. light value
  21. cross-hatching
  22. under the object
  23. stippling
  24. smooth, soft tones
  25. False
  26. the side facing the lamp
  27. light value
  28. blending
  29. True
  30. cross-hatching
  31. True
  32. hatching
  33. light value
  34. True
  35. False
  36. dark value
  37. True
  38. True
  39. False
  40. cast shadow

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