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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 342 · 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 lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  23. 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  33. 33.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  34. 34.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  35. 35.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. cross-hatching
  2. light value
  3. highlight
  4. cast shadow
  5. the side away from light
  6. light value
  7. lines crossing over
  8. stippling
  9. highlight
  10. smooth, soft tones
  11. light value
  12. True
  13. blending
  14. False
  15. the dark shape it throws
  16. False
  17. blending
  18. lots of tiny dots
  19. False
  20. dots packed close
  21. lines all one way
  22. criss-cross lines
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. smudging with a finger
  27. hatching
  28. cross-hatching
  29. True
  30. False
  31. the brightest spot
  32. its shadow on the table
  33. on the left side
  34. white to black
  35. False
  36. light value
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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