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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 994 · 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 shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  2. 2.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  17. 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  25. 25.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  36. 36.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  37. 37.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones

Answer key

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

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