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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 954 · 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: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
  8. 8.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
  9. 9.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
  21. 21.💡 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
  22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
  23. 23.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  24. 24.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
  33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  35. 35.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  40. 40.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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