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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. many parallel lines
  2. False
  3. blending
  4. the darker half of it
  5. True
  6. lines crossing over
  7. cast shadow
  8. under the object
  9. stippling
  10. press harder
  11. True
  12. its shadow on the table
  13. where light hits most
  14. shadow side
  15. hatching
  16. on the left side
  17. True
  18. lots of tiny dots
  19. cross-hatching
  20. on the right side
  21. False
  22. the dark shape it throws
  23. False
  24. True
  25. cross-hatching
  26. light value
  27. blending
  28. smooth, soft tones
  29. highlight
  30. the side facing the lamp
  31. False
  32. False
  33. stippling
  34. True
  35. True
  36. highlight
  37. cast shadow
  38. False
  39. smudging with a finger
  40. False

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