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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 436 · 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, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  15. 15.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  19. 19.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  24. 24.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  35. 35.✏️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 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
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling

Answer key

  1. where light hits most
  2. dark value
  3. many parallel lines
  4. the dark shape it throws
  5. highlight
  6. False
  7. True
  8. light value
  9. the darker half of it
  10. False
  11. False
  12. shadow side
  13. True
  14. smudging with a finger
  15. True
  16. the brightest spot
  17. False
  18. the side away from light
  19. True
  20. True
  21. light value
  22. its shadow on the table
  23. shadow side
  24. False
  25. light value
  26. dark value
  27. False
  28. lines all one way
  29. False
  30. True
  31. dark value
  32. smooth, soft tones
  33. cross-hatching
  34. blending
  35. the side facing the lamp
  36. True
  37. on the left side
  38. True
  39. False
  40. blending

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