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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 602 · 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, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  22. 22.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.💡 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
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  28. 28.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) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  37. 37.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots

Answer key

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

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