Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 328 · 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: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
3. 3.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
5. 5.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
8. 8.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
18. 18.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
21. 21.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
22. 22.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
31. 31.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
34. 34.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
40. 40.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) press harder

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