Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 182 · 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: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
3. 3.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
6. 6.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
13. 13.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) smooth, soft tones
14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) the dark shape it throws
15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
17. 17.💡 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
18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
20. 20.💡 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
21. 21.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
23. 23.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
24. 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) many parallel lines (d) lines crossing over
26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
28. 28.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over

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