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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 372 · 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) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  2. 2.✏️ 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
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  16. 16.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines

Answer key

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

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