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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 889 · 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 shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  7. 7.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  9. 9.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
  19. 19.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  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.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  34. 34.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💡 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
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
  39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  40. 40.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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