Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 547 · 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) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
2. 2.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) under the object (d) above the object
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
5. 5.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
6. 6.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
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 left side (d) on the right side
9. 9.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
11. 11.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
12. 12.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
16. 16.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
17. 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
23. 23.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the side away from it
24. 24.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
32. 32.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
33. 33.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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) the dark shape it throws
36. 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
40. 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot

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