Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 231 · 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) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
2. 2.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
3. 3.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
12. 12.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
15. 15.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) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
16. 16.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
18. 18.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
19. 19.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
22. 22.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
25. 25.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
28. 28.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
33. 33.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
37. 37.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True

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