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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 989 · 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 stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  13. 13.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.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 side away from light
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. lots of tiny dots
  2. False
  3. True
  4. cross-hatching
  5. True
  6. hatching
  7. highlight
  8. False
  9. True
  10. light value
  11. False
  12. stippling
  13. False
  14. True
  15. light value
  16. the darker half of it
  17. True
  18. False
  19. lines crossing over
  20. light value
  21. False
  22. the side facing the lamp
  23. dots packed close
  24. highlight
  25. False
  26. True
  27. False
  28. the side away from light
  29. criss-cross lines
  30. True
  31. on the right side
  32. False
  33. smudging with a finger
  34. white to black
  35. True
  36. the dark shape it throws
  37. False
  38. True
  39. dark value
  40. True

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