Visual Art Shading Basics, Tips, Techniques: Middle School Art & High School Art

 This middle school art or high school art activity is a great way to introduce, and reinforce, drawing basics through shading tips and techniques. This printable handout can serve as an early finisher activity, independent learning, distance learning, or as an introduction before a project.

This worksheet includes information about value scales, shadows, highlights, and finding the light source, shading along the contours, creating gradation, and five ways of shading. The shading techniques covered are:

➢Stippling

➢Hatching

➢Cross hatching

➢Scribbling

➢Blending. 

On the back of the worksheet the students have an activity to complete. This is a great way to determine whether or not they understand the shading concepts introduced on the front.

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✳Check out my stippling worksheet here.

✳Check out my crosshatching worksheet here.

✳Check out my hatching worksheet here.

✳Check out my shading with scribbling worksheet here.

✳Check out my hand drawn elements of art worksheet, value, here.

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