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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 972 · 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.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  11. 11.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  15. 15.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  28. 28.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 side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.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 brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  39. 39.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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