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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 891 · 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 highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) add water (d) press lighter
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  5. 5.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  16. 16.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  18. 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  19. 19.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  32. 32.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  34. 34.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
  39. 39.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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