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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 384 · 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 shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  2. 2.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ 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
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  8. 8.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  26. 26.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  34. 34.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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