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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 799 · 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: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  4. 4.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  5. 5.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  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 dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  20. 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  32. 32.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

  1. True
  2. on the right side
  3. the side away from light
  4. on the left side
  5. light value
  6. dots packed close
  7. dark value
  8. cast shadow
  9. False
  10. the dark shape it throws
  11. blending
  12. highlight
  13. True
  14. where light hits most
  15. stippling
  16. lines crossing over
  17. white to black
  18. stippling
  19. highlight
  20. lots of tiny dots
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. dark value
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. light value
  39. under the object
  40. light value

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