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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 877 · 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: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  4. 4.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
  5. 5.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  9. 9.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  14. 14.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
  17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  21. 21.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
  27. 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  28. 28.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  40. 40.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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