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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 811 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press lighter
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  11. 11.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  23. 23.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  37. 37.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  40. 40.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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