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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 599 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  6. 6.✏️ 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
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💡 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
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.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 brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) near to far
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

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

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