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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 845 · 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 dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.✏️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  9. 9.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  18. 18.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  26. 26.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) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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