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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. stippling
  2. False
  3. True
  4. True
  5. the dark shape it throws
  6. light value
  7. the brightest spot
  8. False
  9. False
  10. press harder
  11. cast shadow
  12. True
  13. True
  14. True
  15. light value
  16. True
  17. False
  18. dark value
  19. the darker half of it
  20. on the right side
  21. many parallel lines
  22. highlight
  23. False
  24. the side away from light
  25. highlight
  26. False
  27. True
  28. stippling
  29. True
  30. on the left side
  31. light value
  32. False
  33. False
  34. lines all one way
  35. its shadow on the table
  36. True
  37. False
  38. hatching
  39. smudging with a finger
  40. blending

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