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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 835 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 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
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  30. 30.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
  31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. white to black
  2. light value
  3. False
  4. True
  5. cast shadow
  6. the brightest spot
  7. many parallel lines
  8. on the right side
  9. on the left side
  10. True
  11. False
  12. under the object
  13. light value
  14. blending
  15. blending
  16. False
  17. shadow side
  18. True
  19. True
  20. cross-hatching
  21. criss-cross lines
  22. highlight
  23. highlight
  24. smooth, soft tones
  25. True
  26. dark value
  27. hatching
  28. False
  29. the dark shape it throws
  30. press harder
  31. True
  32. False
  33. the darker half of it
  34. its shadow on the table
  35. hatching
  36. stippling
  37. False
  38. True
  39. shadow side
  40. False

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