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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 314 · 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 light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  7. 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  10. 10.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  17. 17.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  21. 21.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) where light hits most
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ 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
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  28. 28.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) where light hits most
  29. 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white 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 highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  39. 39.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending

Answer key

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

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