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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 58 · 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 of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  34. 34.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black

Answer key

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

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