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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 495 · 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.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  2. 2.💡 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
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  5. 5.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  7. 7.✏️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  12. 12.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  14. 14.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  15. 15.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  19. 19.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching

Answer key

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

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