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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 361 · 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 blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  6. 6.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  12. 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  17. 17.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  22. 22.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  23. 23.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black

Answer key

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

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