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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 963 · 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: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  5. 5.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  17. 17.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
  18. 18.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
  20. 20.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  29. 29.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
  32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  33. 33.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
  36. 36.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
  37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
  40. 40.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

Answer key

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

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