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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 374 · 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.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  7. 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  13. 13.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  23. 23.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  36. 36.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines

Answer key

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

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