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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 308 · 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.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow

Answer key

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

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