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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 62 · 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 stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.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 side away from light (d) where light hits most
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  11. 11.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  19. 19.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  28. 28.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) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.✏️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side

Answer key

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

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