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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 178 · 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 darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  14. 14.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  17. 17.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  20. 20.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  27. 27.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow

Answer key

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

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