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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 699 · 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 of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  3. 3.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  4. 4.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
  5. 5.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  16. 16.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  31. 31.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  37. 37.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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