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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 834 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  3. 3.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  15. 15.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  21. 21.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  24. 24.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  38. 38.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  40. 40.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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