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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 743 · 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 smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.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 darker half of it
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  24. 24.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  31. 31.💡 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
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  38. 38.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it

Answer key

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

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