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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 922 · 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 shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  2. 2.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  3. 3.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  6. 6.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  8. 8.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  11. 11.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
  12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
  19. 19.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  23. 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  25. 25.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  26. 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
  31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
  34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching

Answer key

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

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