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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 970 · 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 of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  4. 4.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) above the object
  5. 5.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ 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
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table

Answer key

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

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