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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 824 · 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 cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  24. 24.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  30. 30.💡 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
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching

Answer key

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

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