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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 490 · 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 criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  15. 15.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  16. 16.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  18. 18.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) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  27. 27.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  29. 29.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.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 side away from light
  34. 34.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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