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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 492 · 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) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  24. 24.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  34. 34.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  36. 36.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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