Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 356 · 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 shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
3. 3.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
5. 5.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
11. 11.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
13. 13.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
15. 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
17. 17.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) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
18. 18.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
23. 23.💡 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
24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
28. 28.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) lots of tiny dots
29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
32. 32.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
34. 34.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
36. 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
37. 37.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
38. 38.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) white to black (d) near to far
39. 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
40. 40.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

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