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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 198 · 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 of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  3. 3.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💡 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
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  6. 6.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  11. 11.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.💡 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
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  19. 19.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  23. 23.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. many parallel lines
  2. cast shadow
  3. True
  4. under the object
  5. dots packed close
  6. True
  7. the darker half of it
  8. True
  9. its shadow on the table
  10. lines all one way
  11. False
  12. False
  13. dark value
  14. on the left side
  15. light value
  16. hatching
  17. cross-hatching
  18. smudging with a finger
  19. on the right side
  20. False
  21. lots of tiny dots
  22. shadow side
  23. True
  24. True
  25. highlight
  26. False
  27. light value
  28. True
  29. the side facing the lamp
  30. light value
  31. dark value
  32. True
  33. where light hits most
  34. shadow side
  35. False
  36. hatching
  37. False
  38. dark value
  39. False
  40. False

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