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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 615 · 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, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  18. 18.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  22. 22.💡 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
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  38. 38.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value

Answer key

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

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