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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 143 · 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, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  3. 3.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  12. 12.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  31. 31.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching

Answer key

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

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