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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 679 · 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 all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  16. 16.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  35. 35.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger

Answer key

  1. hatching
  2. False
  3. blending
  4. True
  5. cross-hatching
  6. on the left side
  7. True
  8. dark value
  9. shadow side
  10. True
  11. criss-cross lines
  12. False
  13. True
  14. smooth, soft tones
  15. its shadow on the table
  16. True
  17. lines all one way
  18. highlight
  19. cast shadow
  20. stippling
  21. True
  22. light value
  23. cast shadow
  24. hatching
  25. highlight
  26. False
  27. True
  28. dark value
  29. dark value
  30. dark value
  31. light value
  32. light value
  33. many parallel lines
  34. the dark shape it throws
  35. False
  36. press harder
  37. True
  38. shadow side
  39. the side facing the lamp
  40. smudging with a finger

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