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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 214 · 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.💡 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
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  3. 3.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  18. 18.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  21. 21.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  36. 36.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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