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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

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

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