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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 876 · 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 lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  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.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  35. 35.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (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.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

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

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