Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 706 · 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.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
3. 3.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) on the left side
4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
6. 6.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) press harder
7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
13. 13.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
14. 14.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
15. 15.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
22. 22.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
26. 26.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 dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
28. 28.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
32. 32.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
34. 34.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

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