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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 848 · 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 shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  29. 29.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  30. 30.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  39. 39.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  40. 40.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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