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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 205 · 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 smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  12. 12.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  31. 31.✏️ 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
  32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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