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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 676 · 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 smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  8. 8.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  16. 16.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  17. 17.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  29. 29.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. blending
  2. blending
  3. hatching
  4. press harder
  5. light value
  6. True
  7. on the left side
  8. under the object
  9. light value
  10. dark value
  11. dark value
  12. hatching
  13. shadow side
  14. shadow side
  15. cross-hatching
  16. the side facing the lamp
  17. False
  18. the brightest spot
  19. True
  20. False
  21. its shadow on the table
  22. lines crossing over
  23. cast shadow
  24. False
  25. dark value
  26. light value
  27. True
  28. white to black
  29. True
  30. False
  31. False
  32. highlight
  33. cast shadow
  34. where light hits most
  35. criss-cross lines
  36. False
  37. lines all one way
  38. many parallel lines
  39. False
  40. True

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