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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 458 · 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 its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  10. 10.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  14. 14.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  22. 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) under the object
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  27. 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  28. 28.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) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does white 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 stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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