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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 614 · 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.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.✏️ 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
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  14. 14.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  36. 36.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

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

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