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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 640 · 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.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.✏️ 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
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  38. 38.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) its shadow on the table
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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