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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 520 · 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) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.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) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  15. 15.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  21. 21.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

  1. criss-cross lines
  2. stippling
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. where light hits most
  9. True
  10. cross-hatching
  11. False
  12. its shadow on the table
  13. blending
  14. on the right side
  15. smooth, soft tones
  16. hatching
  17. lines crossing over
  18. True
  19. highlight
  20. under the object
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. light value
  25. white to black
  26. True
  27. dots packed close
  28. False
  29. False
  30. the side facing the lamp
  31. the brightest spot
  32. blending
  33. True
  34. press harder
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. stippling
  39. True
  40. light value

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