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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 498 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  7. 7.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  10. 10.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.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 darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  15. 15.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  26. 26.✏️ 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
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger

Answer key

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

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