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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 672 · 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) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  2. 2.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  6. 6.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  12. 12.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  13. 13.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  22. 22.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  25. 25.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cross-hatching
  2. False
  3. light value
  4. dark value
  5. highlight
  6. False
  7. lines all one way
  8. dark value
  9. stippling
  10. on the right side
  11. lines crossing over
  12. on the left side
  13. under the object
  14. light value
  15. blending
  16. blending
  17. the darker half of it
  18. False
  19. white to black
  20. True
  21. hatching
  22. True
  23. False
  24. its shadow on the table
  25. False
  26. False
  27. press harder
  28. False
  29. many parallel lines
  30. light value
  31. True
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. cross-hatching
  36. light value
  37. False
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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