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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 895 · 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 cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  9. 9.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
  10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
  14. 14.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
  16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  20. 20.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
  21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  24. 24.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  31. 31.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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