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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 529 · 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 criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  4. 4.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  11. 11.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

  1. cross-hatching
  2. light value
  3. cross-hatching
  4. under the object
  5. cast shadow
  6. smudging with a finger
  7. on the left side
  8. hatching
  9. the dark shape it throws
  10. shadow side
  11. False
  12. True
  13. lines all one way
  14. its shadow on the table
  15. True
  16. True
  17. press harder
  18. False
  19. False
  20. stippling
  21. highlight
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. lots of tiny dots
  28. highlight
  29. criss-cross lines
  30. dark value
  31. True
  32. the brightest spot
  33. blending
  34. many parallel lines
  35. dark value
  36. True
  37. smooth, soft tones
  38. False
  39. False
  40. dark value

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