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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 901 · 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, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  3. 3.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 side away from light
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  7. 7.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  9. 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  11. 11.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  14. 14.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  20. 20.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.✏️ 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
  23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  24. 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  27. 27.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  29. 29.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  33. 33.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close

Answer key

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

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