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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 979 · 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, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
  3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  4. 4.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  7. 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
  11. 11.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) dots packed close
  19. 19.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
  20. 20.💡 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
  21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.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) its shadow on the table
  23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  26. 26.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
  28. 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  29. 29.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  31. 31.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

Answer key

  1. shadow side
  2. its shadow on the table
  3. highlight
  4. True
  5. cast shadow
  6. smudging with a finger
  7. True
  8. stippling
  9. True
  10. the side facing the lamp
  11. False
  12. True
  13. smooth, soft tones
  14. cross-hatching
  15. True
  16. blending
  17. True
  18. criss-cross lines
  19. under the object
  20. on the left side
  21. False
  22. the side away from light
  23. True
  24. where light hits most
  25. hatching
  26. False
  27. lines crossing over
  28. light value
  29. False
  30. dark value
  31. False
  32. False
  33. many parallel lines
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. cast shadow

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