Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 355 · 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 many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
5. 5.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press lighter (d) press harder
6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
7. 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
8. 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) big to small
9. 9.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
13. 13.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
16. 16.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
18. 18.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
21. 21.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
23. 23.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
26. 26.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
32. 32.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called blending. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

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