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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 857 · 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.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  2. 2.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  4. 4.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  13. 13.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
  14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  21. 21.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
  23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  24. 24.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  36. 36.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  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.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight

Answer key

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

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