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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 921 · 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.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  36. 36.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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