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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 885 · 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 many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  6. 6.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  15. 15.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  19. 19.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  25. 25.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  28. 28.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
  29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
  30. 30.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) criss-cross lines
  36. 36.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  37. 37.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) under the object
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. white to black
  6. True
  7. False
  8. the side away from light
  9. lots of tiny dots
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. False
  14. cast shadow
  15. False
  16. light value
  17. False
  18. dark value
  19. True
  20. True
  21. its shadow on the table
  22. False
  23. on the left side
  24. dark value
  25. False
  26. lines crossing over
  27. stippling
  28. criss-cross lines
  29. smooth, soft tones
  30. True
  31. light value
  32. light value
  33. shadow side
  34. False
  35. smudging with a finger
  36. on the right side
  37. under the object
  38. highlight
  39. True
  40. True

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