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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 163 · 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 criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  7. 7.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  16. 16.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  24. 24.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  26. 26.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  36. 36.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines

Answer key

  1. False
  2. its shadow on the table
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. under the object
  7. lots of tiny dots
  8. light value
  9. False
  10. True
  11. dark value
  12. cross-hatching
  13. stippling
  14. highlight
  15. white to black
  16. True
  17. light value
  18. False
  19. False
  20. the side facing the lamp
  21. light value
  22. False
  23. smooth, soft tones
  24. True
  25. where light hits most
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. on the left side
  31. False
  32. blending
  33. the side away from light
  34. the brightest spot
  35. cast shadow
  36. False
  37. False
  38. highlight
  39. True
  40. criss-cross lines

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