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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 716 · 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 side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  7. 7.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: navy blue 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  34. 34.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  36. 36.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light

Answer key

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

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