Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 110 · 40 questions

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.

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

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