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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 561 · 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 hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.✏️ 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
  7. 7.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  14. 14.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  15. 15.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  38. 38.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  39. 39.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it

Answer key

  1. lines all one way
  2. False
  3. the darker half of it
  4. cast shadow
  5. dark value
  6. the side facing the lamp
  7. True
  8. light value
  9. stippling
  10. smudging with a finger
  11. True
  12. True
  13. dark value
  14. lots of tiny dots
  15. press harder
  16. False
  17. True
  18. cast shadow
  19. dark value
  20. False
  21. highlight
  22. highlight
  23. the dark shape it throws
  24. hatching
  25. light value
  26. smooth, soft tones
  27. light value
  28. the brightest spot
  29. dark value
  30. blending
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. the side away from light
  35. many parallel lines
  36. True
  37. shadow side
  38. on the right side
  39. under the object
  40. where light hits most

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