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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 217 · 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 smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  31. 31.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  33. 33.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most

Answer key

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

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