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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 250 · 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 lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. criss-cross lines
  3. dark value
  4. True
  5. on the right side
  6. False
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. lines crossing over
  11. many parallel lines
  12. False
  13. cross-hatching
  14. True
  15. stippling
  16. hatching
  17. cross-hatching
  18. dark value
  19. True
  20. True
  21. under the object
  22. blending
  23. cast shadow
  24. the brightest spot
  25. highlight
  26. the side facing the lamp
  27. False
  28. True
  29. False
  30. False
  31. its shadow on the table
  32. highlight
  33. hatching
  34. shadow side
  35. light value
  36. white to black
  37. press harder
  38. light value
  39. True
  40. False

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