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Shading Worksheet for Kids

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. its shadow on the table
  3. where light hits most
  4. False
  5. highlight
  6. False
  7. many parallel lines
  8. True
  9. dark value
  10. lots of tiny dots
  11. True
  12. False
  13. the dark shape it throws
  14. False
  15. lines all one way
  16. hatching
  17. light value
  18. dark value
  19. True
  20. shadow side
  21. False
  22. blending
  23. hatching
  24. cast shadow
  25. False
  26. True
  27. True
  28. on the right side
  29. smooth, soft tones
  30. True
  31. False
  32. stippling
  33. True
  34. press harder
  35. cast shadow
  36. stippling
  37. False
  38. False
  39. under the object
  40. the side facing the lamp

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