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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 633 · 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.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  2. 2.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  3. 3.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  8. 8.💡 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
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  21. 21.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  26. 26.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 brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way

Answer key

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

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