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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 49 · 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 shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  8. 8.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  10. 10.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) its shadow on the table
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  17. 17.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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