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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 868 · 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 blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  23. 23.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  24. 24.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ 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
  29. 29.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  31. 31.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  33. 33.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

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

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