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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 697 · 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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  7. 7.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  14. 14.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  16. 16.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  19. 19.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  39. 39.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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