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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 177 · 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 lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  13. 13.💡 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
  14. 14.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  21. 21.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  22. 22.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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