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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 52 · 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 stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  7. 7.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.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) its shadow on the table
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  17. 17.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  21. 21.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  23. 23.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  39. 39.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling

Answer key

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

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