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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 293 · 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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  2. 2.💡 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
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.✏️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  28. 28.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  30. 30.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  38. 38.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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