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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 522 · 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) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  2. 2.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  12. 12.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (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.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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