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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 496 · 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: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) near to far
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  13. 13.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  20. 20.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  22. 22.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  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 of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  26. 26.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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