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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 391 · 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: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  23. 23.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  26. 26.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  31. 31.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side

Answer key

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

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