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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 781 · 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, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  11. 11.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling

Answer key

  1. False
  2. dots packed close
  3. cross-hatching
  4. smooth, soft tones
  5. False
  6. shadow side
  7. cross-hatching
  8. light value
  9. the side facing the lamp
  10. the brightest spot
  11. False
  12. smudging with a finger
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. hatching
  17. the side away from light
  18. True
  19. stippling
  20. under the object
  21. True
  22. cast shadow
  23. lines crossing over
  24. dark value
  25. white to black
  26. True
  27. on the right side
  28. False
  29. True
  30. the darker half of it
  31. False
  32. True
  33. True
  34. dark value
  35. False
  36. light value
  37. where light hits most
  38. False
  39. False
  40. stippling

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