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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 912 · 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) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
  3. 3.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
  13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  15. 15.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  16. 16.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  20. 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
  31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  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 dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  34. 34.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  38. 38.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light

Answer key

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

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