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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 99 · 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 cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.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 side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  5. 5.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  9. 9.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  15. 15.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  19. 19.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  23. 23.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  24. 24.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

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

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