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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 346 · 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.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  6. 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  26. 26.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  30. 30.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) its shadow on the table
  31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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