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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 916 · 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, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  23. 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  25. 25.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  26. 26.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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