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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 686 · 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 criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  2. 2.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  4. 4.✏️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  8. 8.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  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 blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  30. 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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