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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 183 · 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) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 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
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  20. 20.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) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  22. 22.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.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) its shadow on the table

Answer key

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

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