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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 83 · 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: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (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.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  21. 21.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far

Answer key

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

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