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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 784 · 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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.✏️ 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
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) near to far
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  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.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  32. 32.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 brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

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

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