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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 722 · 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) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  7. 7.✏️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  12. 12.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  23. 23.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) add water
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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