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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. cross-hatching
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. True
  6. light value
  7. hatching
  8. False
  9. light value
  10. stippling
  11. True
  12. False
  13. the dark shape it throws
  14. highlight
  15. True
  16. lines all one way
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. many parallel lines
  21. press harder
  22. cast shadow
  23. dark value
  24. where light hits most
  25. True
  26. False
  27. stippling
  28. white to black
  29. blending
  30. True
  31. light value
  32. the side away from light
  33. cross-hatching
  34. smudging with a finger
  35. dots packed close
  36. True
  37. on the right side
  38. shadow side
  39. False
  40. lines crossing over

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