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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 548 · 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 blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  12. 12.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  20. 20.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  22. 22.✏️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws

Answer key

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

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