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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 624 · 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 shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (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) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the side away from light
  2. False
  3. the brightest spot
  4. many parallel lines
  5. blending
  6. highlight
  7. on the right side
  8. dark value
  9. dark value
  10. cast shadow
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. blending
  15. dots packed close
  16. True
  17. light value
  18. light value
  19. False
  20. True
  21. lines all one way
  22. white to black
  23. lots of tiny dots
  24. shadow side
  25. True
  26. False
  27. True
  28. cross-hatching
  29. True
  30. on the left side
  31. True
  32. shadow side
  33. False
  34. smooth, soft tones
  35. False
  36. the darker half of it
  37. highlight
  38. stippling
  39. False
  40. False

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