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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 588 · 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: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  20. 20.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  29. 29.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  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.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  39. 39.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending

Answer key

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

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