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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 805 · 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 hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  10. 10.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  14. 14.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  36. 36.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. many parallel lines
  2. True
  3. under the object
  4. False
  5. lots of tiny dots
  6. press harder
  7. cast shadow
  8. True
  9. white to black
  10. True
  11. smooth, soft tones
  12. on the left side
  13. the side away from light
  14. True
  15. where light hits most
  16. its shadow on the table
  17. smudging with a finger
  18. True
  19. False
  20. cast shadow
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. hatching
  26. True
  27. blending
  28. True
  29. False
  30. True
  31. dark value
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. dots packed close
  36. True
  37. lines all one way
  38. stippling
  39. False
  40. False

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