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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 564 · 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) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  19. 19.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  24. 24.💡 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
  25. 25.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  39. 39.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines

Answer key

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

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