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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 55 · 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.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ 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
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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