Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 732 · 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) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
5. 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
11. 11.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
14. 14.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
18. 18.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
20. 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
24. 24.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
38. 38.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True

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