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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 985 · 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.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
  2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
  4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  6. 6.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
  11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
  12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
  15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  19. 19.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
  22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) add water
  24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  25. 25.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
  30. 30.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  33. 33.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💡 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
  35. 35.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending

Answer key

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

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