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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 808 · 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: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  34. 34.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side

Answer key

  1. False
  2. blending
  3. smooth, soft tones
  4. False
  5. False
  6. False
  7. smudging with a finger
  8. dark value
  9. False
  10. True
  11. stippling
  12. light value
  13. False
  14. its shadow on the table
  15. cast shadow
  16. True
  17. False
  18. light value
  19. lines crossing over
  20. True
  21. hatching
  22. cast shadow
  23. the dark shape it throws
  24. False
  25. dark value
  26. dark value
  27. cross-hatching
  28. cross-hatching
  29. under the object
  30. True
  31. where light hits most
  32. False
  33. the brightest spot
  34. press harder
  35. lines all one way
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. on the right side

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