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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 863 · 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 RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  5. 5.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  13. 13.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  14. 14.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  25. 25.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  31. 31.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  38. 38.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.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) the brightest spot

Answer key

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

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