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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 370 · 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: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  5. 5.💡 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
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  29. 29.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  30. 30.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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