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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 525 · 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 lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  16. 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  17. 17.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  31. 31.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  32. 32.✏️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  39. 39.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cross-hatching
  2. hatching
  3. highlight
  4. dark value
  5. highlight
  6. where light hits most
  7. the brightest spot
  8. True
  9. light value
  10. True
  11. on the right side
  12. dark value
  13. False
  14. False
  15. press harder
  16. dots packed close
  17. True
  18. False
  19. dark value
  20. stippling
  21. True
  22. dark value
  23. hatching
  24. lines all one way
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. the side away from light
  29. the dark shape it throws
  30. the darker half of it
  31. many parallel lines
  32. the side facing the lamp
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. stippling
  39. under the object
  40. True

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