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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 714 · 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 hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  14. 14.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  40. 40.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. lines all one way
  2. False
  3. False
  4. shadow side
  5. stippling
  6. shadow side
  7. False
  8. highlight
  9. lines crossing over
  10. True
  11. dark value
  12. False
  13. highlight
  14. press harder
  15. the dark shape it throws
  16. True
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. cast shadow
  21. False
  22. False
  23. hatching
  24. True
  25. hatching
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. smooth, soft tones
  31. cast shadow
  32. False
  33. the side away from light
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. True
  38. where light hits most
  39. on the right side
  40. False

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