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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 755 · 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.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  12. 12.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  19. 19.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  40. 40.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. cast shadow
  2. False
  3. under the object
  4. blending
  5. False
  6. cross-hatching
  7. highlight
  8. smudging with a finger
  9. stippling
  10. light value
  11. dots packed close
  12. on the left side
  13. False
  14. light value
  15. dark value
  16. cast shadow
  17. white to black
  18. on the right side
  19. False
  20. False
  21. True
  22. light value
  23. hatching
  24. dark value
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. highlight
  30. the brightest spot
  31. the side away from light
  32. dark value
  33. True
  34. True
  35. True
  36. the side facing the lamp
  37. blending
  38. lines crossing over
  39. stippling
  40. False

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