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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 531 · 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) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  4. 4.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  14. 14.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  22. 22.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  24. 24.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  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) the darker half of it
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger

Answer key

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

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