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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 556 · 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 crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  9. 9.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  11. 11.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  25. 25.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching

Answer key

  1. False
  2. stippling
  3. False
  4. dark value
  5. True
  6. True
  7. white to black
  8. cross-hatching
  9. press harder
  10. on the right side
  11. under the object
  12. its shadow on the table
  13. smooth, soft tones
  14. the side away from light
  15. highlight
  16. light value
  17. light value
  18. True
  19. light value
  20. shadow side
  21. on the left side
  22. hatching
  23. hatching
  24. where light hits most
  25. False
  26. lines all one way
  27. False
  28. light value
  29. False
  30. blending
  31. False
  32. dark value
  33. many parallel lines
  34. criss-cross lines
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. the darker half of it
  39. cast shadow
  40. stippling

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