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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 72 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  14. 14.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. press harder
  2. many parallel lines
  3. its shadow on the table
  4. the side away from light
  5. criss-cross lines
  6. cast shadow
  7. False
  8. False
  9. smooth, soft tones
  10. False
  11. white to black
  12. highlight
  13. lots of tiny dots
  14. the side facing the lamp
  15. cross-hatching
  16. dark value
  17. hatching
  18. the brightest spot
  19. blending
  20. True
  21. highlight
  22. False
  23. dark value
  24. True
  25. False
  26. dark value
  27. stippling
  28. dark value
  29. under the object
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. on the right side
  34. the darker half of it
  35. where light hits most
  36. False
  37. light value
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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