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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 340 · 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.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  7. 7.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  9. 9.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  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) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  18. 18.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.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) where light hits most
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  29. 29.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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