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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 981 · 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 brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  2. 2.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
  4. 4.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  7. 7.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  9. 9.✏️ 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
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
  19. 19.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  21. 21.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⬜⬛ Does white 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) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
  24. 24.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
  35. 35.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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