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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 114 · 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 dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  15. 15.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  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: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. the side facing the lamp
  5. dots packed close
  6. where light hits most
  7. light value
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. smudging with a finger
  12. the dark shape it throws
  13. hatching
  14. on the left side
  15. False
  16. dark value
  17. hatching
  18. press harder
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. white to black
  23. highlight
  24. the darker half of it
  25. True
  26. False
  27. dark value
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. light value
  32. dark value
  33. blending
  34. False
  35. shadow side
  36. highlight
  37. its shadow on the table
  38. light value
  39. the brightest spot
  40. False

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