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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 630 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  28. 28.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  30. 30.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  35. 35.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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