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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 738 · 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: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  15. 15.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  24. 24.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  30. 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  35. 35.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  40. 40.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp

Answer key

  1. True
  2. dark value
  3. lines crossing over
  4. cross-hatching
  5. many parallel lines
  6. press harder
  7. False
  8. blending
  9. True
  10. cast shadow
  11. dark value
  12. where light hits most
  13. shadow side
  14. lines all one way
  15. False
  16. blending
  17. stippling
  18. highlight
  19. light value
  20. False
  21. True
  22. False
  23. on the right side
  24. False
  25. dots packed close
  26. highlight
  27. False
  28. white to black
  29. the side away from light
  30. under the object
  31. False
  32. True
  33. False
  34. hatching
  35. False
  36. the brightest spot
  37. True
  38. False
  39. stippling
  40. the side facing the lamp

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