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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 514 · 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 dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  14. 14.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  34. 34.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  35. 35.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching

Answer key

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

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