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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 350 · 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 many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  3. 3.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  37. 37.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. hatching
  2. cross-hatching
  3. False
  4. the side facing the lamp
  5. True
  6. stippling
  7. True
  8. False
  9. light value
  10. light value
  11. True
  12. cast shadow
  13. True
  14. dark value
  15. stippling
  16. True
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. under the object
  21. highlight
  22. the brightest spot
  23. the dark shape it throws
  24. cross-hatching
  25. many parallel lines
  26. True
  27. lines crossing over
  28. lines all one way
  29. dark value
  30. hatching
  31. False
  32. True
  33. the side away from light
  34. lots of tiny dots
  35. shadow side
  36. smudging with a finger
  37. on the right side
  38. shadow side
  39. True
  40. False

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