Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 47 · 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 blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
7. 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
8. 8.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
9. 9.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
10. 10.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
12. 12.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
19. 19.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
21. 21.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
34. 34.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
38. 38.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching

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