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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 831 · 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) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  4. 4.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  6. 6.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  7. 7.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  8. 8.✏️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  19. 19.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (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.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  38. 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. lines crossing over
  2. blending
  3. stippling
  4. white to black
  5. cast shadow
  6. under the object
  7. press harder
  8. the side facing the lamp
  9. True
  10. True
  11. True
  12. shadow side
  13. where light hits most
  14. highlight
  15. on the right side
  16. False
  17. light value
  18. the brightest spot
  19. lines all one way
  20. hatching
  21. False
  22. the darker half of it
  23. False
  24. dark value
  25. False
  26. dark value
  27. light value
  28. light value
  29. blending
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. stippling
  38. smudging with a finger
  39. False
  40. False

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