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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 812 · 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: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  6. 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  30. 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  37. 37.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  39. 39.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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