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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 690 · 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 many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  10. 10.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  19. 19.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  22. 22.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  32. 32.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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