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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 655 · 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 dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  2. 2.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  21. 21.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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