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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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