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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 513 · 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 smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  8. 8.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  13. 13.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  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, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  36. 36.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending

Answer key

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

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