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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 600 · 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, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  9. 9.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  12. 12.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light 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) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  17. 17.✏️ 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
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. cross-hatching
  3. dark value
  4. the brightest spot
  5. light value
  6. the side away from light
  7. False
  8. lines crossing over
  9. smooth, soft tones
  10. criss-cross lines
  11. many parallel lines
  12. True
  13. light value
  14. dots packed close
  15. True
  16. press harder
  17. the side facing the lamp
  18. its shadow on the table
  19. shadow side
  20. True
  21. False
  22. white to black
  23. dark value
  24. on the right side
  25. cast shadow
  26. shadow side
  27. False
  28. cross-hatching
  29. True
  30. False
  31. cast shadow
  32. hatching
  33. highlight
  34. False
  35. dark value
  36. False
  37. stippling
  38. stippling
  39. the dark shape it throws
  40. True

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