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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 756 · 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.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  4. 4.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  10. 10.💡 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
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  13. 13.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  21. 21.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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