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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 566 · 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.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  19. 19.✏️ 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
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  27. 27.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  31. 31.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  33. 33.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  35. 35.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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