Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 131 · 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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
2. 2.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
8. 8.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
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, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ 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
24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
25. 25.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
28. 28.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
34. 34.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
36. 36.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

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