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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 786 · 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 side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  2. 2.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  8. 8.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  12. 12.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  14. 14.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  15. 15.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  16. 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  19. 19.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  23. 23.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  35. 35.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  40. 40.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object

Answer key

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

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