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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 680 · 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 dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  3. 3.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.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) its shadow on the table
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  11. 11.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  19. 19.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  21. 21.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  24. 24.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  25. 25.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

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

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