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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 843 · 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 shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.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 brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  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 brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. blending
  2. press harder
  3. cast shadow
  4. smooth, soft tones
  5. cross-hatching
  6. highlight
  7. True
  8. stippling
  9. False
  10. hatching
  11. shadow side
  12. the dark shape it throws
  13. the brightest spot
  14. light value
  15. dots packed close
  16. lines crossing over
  17. cast shadow
  18. False
  19. white to black
  20. dark value
  21. light value
  22. False
  23. on the left side
  24. True
  25. its shadow on the table
  26. smudging with a finger
  27. False
  28. False
  29. criss-cross lines
  30. False
  31. the side facing the lamp
  32. False
  33. True
  34. highlight
  35. True
  36. True
  37. light value
  38. False
  39. shadow side
  40. True

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