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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 170 · 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 many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  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.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
  18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  20. 20.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  25. 25.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  33. 33.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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