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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 392 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  6. 6.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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