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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 880 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  4. 4.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.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) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  8. 8.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
  12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  13. 13.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.✏️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  37. 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  40. 40.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling

Answer key

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

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