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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 742 · 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.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  12. 12.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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