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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 248 · 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 many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  4. 4.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  13. 13.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  16. 16.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  21. 21.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  28. 28.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  31. 31.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  32. 32.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  33. 33.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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