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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 301 · 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, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  6. 6.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
  11. 11.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.💡 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
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  37. 37.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the darker half of it
  2. dark value
  3. dark value
  4. False
  5. dots packed close
  6. False
  7. False
  8. False
  9. blending
  10. white to black
  11. False
  12. the dark shape it throws
  13. False
  14. many parallel lines
  15. dark value
  16. True
  17. False
  18. light value
  19. stippling
  20. False
  21. press harder
  22. True
  23. True
  24. True
  25. the brightest spot
  26. False
  27. lines all one way
  28. cast shadow
  29. highlight
  30. lots of tiny dots
  31. smooth, soft tones
  32. light value
  33. on the right side
  34. highlight
  35. cast shadow
  36. shadow side
  37. True
  38. shadow side
  39. dark value
  40. True

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