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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 327 · 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 cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  29. 29.💡 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
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  31. 31.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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