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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 565 · 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.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  12. 12.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  33. 33.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  40. 40.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) add water

Answer key

  1. light value
  2. the darker half of it
  3. stippling
  4. highlight
  5. smooth, soft tones
  6. True
  7. hatching
  8. True
  9. False
  10. dark value
  11. blending
  12. True
  13. the dark shape it throws
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. light value
  22. under the object
  23. dots packed close
  24. the brightest spot
  25. False
  26. False
  27. hatching
  28. where light hits most
  29. dark value
  30. True
  31. cast shadow
  32. shadow side
  33. lots of tiny dots
  34. criss-cross lines
  35. False
  36. highlight
  37. False
  38. True
  39. cross-hatching
  40. press harder

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