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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 126 · 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 shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  10. 10.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  11. 11.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  16. 16.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  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 RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot

Answer key

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

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