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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 826 · 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.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  20. 20.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 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
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  40. 40.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. light value
  2. highlight
  3. smudging with a finger
  4. cross-hatching
  5. False
  6. many parallel lines
  7. False
  8. light value
  9. smooth, soft tones
  10. True
  11. its shadow on the table
  12. True
  13. blending
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. stippling
  18. True
  19. the brightest spot
  20. True
  21. True
  22. dark value
  23. False
  24. cast shadow
  25. blending
  26. the darker half of it
  27. shadow side
  28. False
  29. True
  30. under the object
  31. dark value
  32. hatching
  33. True
  34. stippling
  35. cross-hatching
  36. True
  37. False
  38. cast shadow
  39. on the left side
  40. False

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