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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 172 · 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.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  32. 32.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  40. 40.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. light value
  2. True
  3. dark value
  4. shadow side
  5. stippling
  6. cast shadow
  7. False
  8. shadow side
  9. cross-hatching
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. criss-cross lines
  14. lots of tiny dots
  15. light value
  16. the brightest spot
  17. stippling
  18. under the object
  19. light value
  20. the darker half of it
  21. dark value
  22. the dark shape it throws
  23. False
  24. smooth, soft tones
  25. highlight
  26. True
  27. cross-hatching
  28. hatching
  29. False
  30. True
  31. its shadow on the table
  32. on the right side
  33. True
  34. dark value
  35. smudging with a finger
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. the side away from light
  40. True

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