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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 429 · 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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  5. 5.✏️ 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
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  14. 14.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  22. 22.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  24. 24.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.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 side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  36. 36.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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