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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 724 · 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.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  6. 6.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  16. 16.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 dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  27. 27.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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