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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 641 · 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 shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  12. 12.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  13. 13.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  15. 15.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  23. 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  28. 28.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  29. 29.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) under the object
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  38. 38.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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