Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 532 · 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 dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
12. 12.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
13. 13.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
15. 15.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
20. 20.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
24. 24.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
27. 27.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
31. 31.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
33. 33.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
37. 37.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
40. 40.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) big to small

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