Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 256 · 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.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
2. 2.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
3. 3.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
5. 5.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
9. 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
14. 14.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
15. 15.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
25. 25.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
26. 26.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
28. 28.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
29. 29.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
32. 32.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
33. 33.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smooth, soft tones
37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side

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