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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 444 · 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 cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  3. 3.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  16. 16.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  21. 21.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  28. 28.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  33. 33.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  37. 37.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending

Answer key

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

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