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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 474 · 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) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  19. 19.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.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) the brightest spot
  22. 22.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.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 brightest spot
  25. 25.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  27. 27.💡 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
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  40. 40.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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