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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 934 · 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) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  5. 5.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  18. 18.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  24. 24.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  29. 29.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  39. 39.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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