Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 164 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) red to blue
2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
3. 3.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
4. 4.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
7. 7.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
10. 10.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
11. 11.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) press harder (c) add water (d) use an eraser
19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
21. 21.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
24. 24.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
25. 25.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
27. 27.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
29. 29.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
34. 34.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) above the object
35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
36. 36.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False

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