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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 677 · 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.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  3. 3.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  7. 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  17. 17.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  20. 20.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  38. 38.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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