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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 851 · 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 criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  6. 6.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  7. 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  10. 10.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  15. 15.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.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 dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  23. 23.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  32. 32.💡 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
  33. 33.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it

Answer key

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

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