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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 721 · 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.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  16. 16.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  27. 27.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

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

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