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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 563 · 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 dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) near to far
  15. 15.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  19. 19.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  20. 20.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  23. 23.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  26. 26.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  31. 31.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  34. 34.💡 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
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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