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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 816 · 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 of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.💡 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
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  19. 19.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  22. 22.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) add water
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.✏️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  38. 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  39. 39.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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