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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 870 · 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 blending. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  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, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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