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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 711 · 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 blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  34. 34.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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