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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 796 · 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.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) lots of tiny dots
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  15. 15.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (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) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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