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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 674 · 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 smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  5. 5.✏️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  15. 15.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.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 brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending

Answer key

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

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