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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 485 · 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) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  36. 36.💡 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
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  40. 40.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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