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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 358 · 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 hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  11. 11.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  19. 19.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close

Answer key

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

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