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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 403 · 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 RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  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.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  15. 15.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  23. 23.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  35. 35.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💡 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
  40. 40.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots

Answer key

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

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