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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 759 · 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, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  14. 14.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  16. 16.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  21. 21.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  27. 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  37. 37.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot

Answer key

  1. where light hits most
  2. True
  3. highlight
  4. True
  5. lines crossing over
  6. True
  7. False
  8. criss-cross lines
  9. True
  10. dots packed close
  11. light value
  12. stippling
  13. cast shadow
  14. False
  15. light value
  16. True
  17. False
  18. the darker half of it
  19. dark value
  20. on the right side
  21. light value
  22. False
  23. False
  24. on the left side
  25. cast shadow
  26. highlight
  27. smudging with a finger
  28. True
  29. shadow side
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. False
  34. cross-hatching
  35. False
  36. smooth, soft tones
  37. False
  38. hatching
  39. False
  40. the dark shape it throws

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