Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 969 · 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.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
4. 4.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
9. 9.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
10. 10.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
13. 13.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
16. 16.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
18. 18.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
20. 20.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
21. 21.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
27. 27.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
35. 35.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (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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