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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 539 · 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.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  4. 4.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  26. 26.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  35. 35.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  39. 39.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  40. 40.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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