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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 337 · 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 lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  11. 11.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) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  21. 21.✏️ 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
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  27. 27.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  39. 39.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight

Answer key

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

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