Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 832 · 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 shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
3. 3.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) press harder (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
10. 10.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
12. 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
13. 13.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
14. 14.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (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 side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the darker half of it
17. 17.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
20. 20.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
22. 22.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
30. 30.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
35. 35.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side

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