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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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