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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 470 · 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: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  7. 7.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  15. 15.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  27. 27.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) press harder
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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