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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 914 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  23. 23.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching

Answer key

  1. the darker half of it
  2. cast shadow
  3. cast shadow
  4. dark value
  5. False
  6. lots of tiny dots
  7. shadow side
  8. the dark shape it throws
  9. hatching
  10. light value
  11. False
  12. on the right side
  13. smooth, soft tones
  14. True
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. True
  19. criss-cross lines
  20. hatching
  21. highlight
  22. white to black
  23. False
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. shadow side
  28. dark value
  29. True
  30. True
  31. blending
  32. False
  33. press harder
  34. dots packed close
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. stippling
  40. cross-hatching

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