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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 233 · 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 of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  7. 7.✏️ 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
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  15. 15.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  18. 18.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  20. 20.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  26. 26.💡 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
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  37. 37.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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