Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 369 · 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 lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
6. 6.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
10. 10.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
12. 12.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
15. 15.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
16. 16.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
18. 18.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
20. 20.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) many parallel lines
21. 21.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
24. 24.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
26. 26.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
32. 32.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
33. 33.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
34. 34.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
37. 37.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 dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
40. 40.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False

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