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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 978 · 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 stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  7. 7.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  14. 14.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  33. 33.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.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
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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