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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 915 · 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.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
  3. 3.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  5. 5.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 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
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  15. 15.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  21. 21.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  25. 25.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  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: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) near to far
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching

Answer key

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

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