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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 951 · 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: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  5. 5.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) in the sky
  6. 6.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press harder
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
  16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  17. 17.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.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 darker half of it
  19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  21. 21.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  26. 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  29. 29.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  32. 32.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  33. 33.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.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 brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  36. 36.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  39. 39.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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