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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 128 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  17. 17.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 side away from light
  18. 18.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  36. 36.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) the brightest spot
  37. 37.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger

Answer key

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

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