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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 104 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  7. 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  29. 29.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue

Answer key

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

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