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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 497 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  7. 7.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  15. 15.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  18. 18.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  21. 21.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  37. 37.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close

Answer key

  1. press harder
  2. cast shadow
  3. stippling
  4. smooth, soft tones
  5. on the right side
  6. cast shadow
  7. lots of tiny dots
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. stippling
  12. many parallel lines
  13. cross-hatching
  14. blending
  15. True
  16. False
  17. smudging with a finger
  18. True
  19. dark value
  20. on the left side
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. the brightest spot
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. light value
  29. cross-hatching
  30. True
  31. dark value
  32. highlight
  33. hatching
  34. shadow side
  35. lines crossing over
  36. highlight
  37. False
  38. light value
  39. where light hits most
  40. dots packed close

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