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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 267 · 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.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  5. 5.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  6. 6.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  7. 7.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object

Answer key

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

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