Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 348 · 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.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
2. 2.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
14. 14.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) under the object (d) in the sky
15. 15.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
24. 24.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
25. 25.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
26. 26.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
28. 28.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
30. 30.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) criss-cross lines
32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
35. 35.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling

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