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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 546 · 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.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  16. 16.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 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
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. dots packed close
  2. hatching
  3. shadow side
  4. True
  5. False
  6. False
  7. lots of tiny dots
  8. False
  9. cast shadow
  10. False
  11. True
  12. highlight
  13. True
  14. True
  15. on the left side
  16. True
  17. True
  18. True
  19. cast shadow
  20. False
  21. white to black
  22. hatching
  23. light value
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. smudging with a finger
  29. light value
  30. True
  31. shadow side
  32. highlight
  33. True
  34. dark value
  35. where light hits most
  36. smooth, soft tones
  37. False
  38. on the right side
  39. light value
  40. False

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