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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 260 · 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: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  20. 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  27. 27.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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