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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 668 · 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 lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  11. 11.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) above the object
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  34. 34.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  40. 40.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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