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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 226 · 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 criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  2. 2.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  3. 3.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  29. 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  40. 40.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cross-hatching
  2. lots of tiny dots
  3. False
  4. True
  5. white to black
  6. the darker half of it
  7. light value
  8. the brightest spot
  9. criss-cross lines
  10. highlight
  11. lines all one way
  12. False
  13. hatching
  14. True
  15. shadow side
  16. cross-hatching
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. on the right side
  22. dark value
  23. smooth, soft tones
  24. True
  25. lines crossing over
  26. False
  27. on the left side
  28. the side away from light
  29. True
  30. blending
  31. True
  32. False
  33. the dark shape it throws
  34. False
  35. shadow side
  36. cast shadow
  37. stippling
  38. False
  39. where light hits most
  40. True

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