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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 707 · 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 of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  13. 13.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  19. 19.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dots packed close
  2. cast shadow
  3. shadow side
  4. on the left side
  5. highlight
  6. False
  7. True
  8. press harder
  9. dark value
  10. True
  11. blending
  12. lines all one way
  13. white to black
  14. dark value
  15. False
  16. True
  17. on the right side
  18. shadow side
  19. False
  20. False
  21. criss-cross lines
  22. smudging with a finger
  23. lines crossing over
  24. True
  25. its shadow on the table
  26. lots of tiny dots
  27. blending
  28. True
  29. False
  30. hatching
  31. False
  32. light value
  33. light value
  34. hatching
  35. the side away from light
  36. light value
  37. under the object
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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