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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 660 · 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 dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  22. 22.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side

Answer key

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

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