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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 689 · 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 the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  23. 23.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  36. 36.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser

Answer key

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

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