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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 768 · 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 shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  2. 2.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  8. 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  14. 14.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  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 the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  17. 17.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  22. 22.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  33. 33.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.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 side away from light
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the darker half of it
  2. False
  3. False
  4. lines all one way
  5. stippling
  6. True
  7. blending
  8. lots of tiny dots
  9. white to black
  10. True
  11. on the right side
  12. False
  13. under the object
  14. False
  15. dark value
  16. shadow side
  17. False
  18. False
  19. light value
  20. smudging with a finger
  21. on the left side
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. cross-hatching
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. shadow side
  30. False
  31. False
  32. the dark shape it throws
  33. False
  34. where light hits most
  35. hatching
  36. False
  37. highlight
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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