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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 657 · 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 lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.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
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  10. 10.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  12. 12.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  19. 19.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  29. 29.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  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 brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending

Answer key

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

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