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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 426 · 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: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  10. 10.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  13. 13.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ 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
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  28. 28.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot

Answer key

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

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