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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 121 · 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: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  6. 6.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  24. 24.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  31. 31.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. shadow side
  3. dark value
  4. blending
  5. where light hits most
  6. True
  7. True
  8. cross-hatching
  9. white to black
  10. dark value
  11. blending
  12. shadow side
  13. light value
  14. light value
  15. on the left side
  16. light value
  17. True
  18. dark value
  19. False
  20. the side facing the lamp
  21. False
  22. highlight
  23. criss-cross lines
  24. press harder
  25. True
  26. cast shadow
  27. False
  28. True
  29. many parallel lines
  30. the brightest spot
  31. on the right side
  32. cast shadow
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. hatching
  38. dots packed close
  39. the side away from light
  40. True

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