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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 692 · 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) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  21. 21.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  26. 26.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  28. 28.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) near to far
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) press harder

Answer key

  1. hatching
  2. True
  3. True
  4. criss-cross lines
  5. stippling
  6. False
  7. True
  8. the side away from light
  9. True
  10. False
  11. hatching
  12. False
  13. blending
  14. False
  15. cross-hatching
  16. cast shadow
  17. lines crossing over
  18. highlight
  19. True
  20. its shadow on the table
  21. True
  22. on the left side
  23. False
  24. on the right side
  25. where light hits most
  26. True
  27. the brightest spot
  28. True
  29. white to black
  30. False
  31. light value
  32. stippling
  33. under the object
  34. True
  35. False
  36. light value
  37. False
  38. shadow side
  39. cast shadow
  40. press harder

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