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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 988 · 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 lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 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
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  8. 8.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  22. 22.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  27. 27.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. on the right side
  3. True
  4. cast shadow
  5. True
  6. cross-hatching
  7. hatching
  8. False
  9. light value
  10. False
  11. smudging with a finger
  12. highlight
  13. highlight
  14. False
  15. criss-cross lines
  16. lines crossing over
  17. light value
  18. True
  19. smooth, soft tones
  20. stippling
  21. where light hits most
  22. True
  23. dark value
  24. hatching
  25. the brightest spot
  26. the dark shape it throws
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. press harder
  35. stippling
  36. False
  37. dots packed close
  38. the side away from light
  39. cast shadow
  40. False

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