Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 324 · 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 pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
8. 8.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
11. 11.✏️ 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
12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
13. 13.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
16. 16.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
29. 29.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
31. 31.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
40. 40.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

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