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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 169 · 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 dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  15. 15.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  22. 22.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 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
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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