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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 557 · 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 smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  2. 2.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  9. 9.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) near to far
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  20. 20.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  25. 25.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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