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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 521 · 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 shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
  13. 13.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  26. 26.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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