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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 368 · 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 RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  4. 4.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  20. 20.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

  1. on the left side
  2. cross-hatching
  3. where light hits most
  4. True
  5. True
  6. True
  7. shadow side
  8. False
  9. cross-hatching
  10. light value
  11. smudging with a finger
  12. highlight
  13. dark value
  14. hatching
  15. stippling
  16. True
  17. False
  18. many parallel lines
  19. blending
  20. False
  21. True
  22. on the right side
  23. dark value
  24. True
  25. hatching
  26. the brightest spot
  27. the dark shape it throws
  28. stippling
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. the side facing the lamp
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. False
  38. cast shadow
  39. False
  40. shadow side

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