Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 185 · 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 of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
2. 2.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
4. 4.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
5. 5.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) use an eraser (d) add water
6. 6.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
10. 10.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
13. 13.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
16. 16.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
22. 22.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
23. 23.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
25. 25.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
26. 26.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
35. 35.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
39. 39.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False

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