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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 747 · 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.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  14. 14.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 darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  20. 20.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  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: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) above the object
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dark value
  2. cast shadow
  3. stippling
  4. True
  5. hatching
  6. True
  7. True
  8. dark value
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. criss-cross lines
  13. the side away from light
  14. where light hits most
  15. False
  16. False
  17. cross-hatching
  18. True
  19. hatching
  20. True
  21. blending
  22. lines crossing over
  23. many parallel lines
  24. False
  25. lots of tiny dots
  26. press harder
  27. highlight
  28. False
  29. the darker half of it
  30. True
  31. False
  32. smudging with a finger
  33. True
  34. cast shadow
  35. under the object
  36. highlight
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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