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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 382 · 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 cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  8. 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  9. 9.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  31. 31.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  38. 38.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  40. 40.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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