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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 528 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  3. 3.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  11. 11.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  18. 18.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling

Answer key

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

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