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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 664 · 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 smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  8. 8.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white 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 highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  38. 38.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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