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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 892 · 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 hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  5. 5.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark grey 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) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  27. 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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