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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 359 · 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.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  4. 4.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  30. 30.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  32. 32.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  40. 40.💡 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

Answer key

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

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