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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 778 · 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.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) the brightest spot
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  26. 26.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  27. 27.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  32. 32.True or false: light grey has a light value. (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 brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object

Answer key

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

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