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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 975 · 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 dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  14. 14.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  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 its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  32. 32.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  36. 36.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dark value
  2. hatching
  3. True
  4. press harder
  5. shadow side
  6. True
  7. shadow side
  8. stippling
  9. light value
  10. False
  11. dark value
  12. False
  13. many parallel lines
  14. False
  15. light value
  16. cast shadow
  17. smooth, soft tones
  18. the brightest spot
  19. True
  20. on the left side
  21. highlight
  22. under the object
  23. the dark shape it throws
  24. False
  25. False
  26. on the right side
  27. smudging with a finger
  28. True
  29. highlight
  30. False
  31. criss-cross lines
  32. lines all one way
  33. False
  34. True
  35. its shadow on the table
  36. white to black
  37. cross-hatching
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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