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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 902 · 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 many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  4. 4.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  9. 9.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.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) the brightest spot
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  24. 24.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines

Answer key

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

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