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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 854 · 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.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) above the object
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  19. 19.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  27. 27.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  30. 30.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching

Answer key

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

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