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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 797 · 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 cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  7. 7.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  18. 18.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  21. 21.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  22. 22.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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