Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 453 · 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 lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
2. 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
4. 4.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
5. 5.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) white to black (d) big to small
6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
7. 7.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
9. 9.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
12. 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) lines all one way
13. 13.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
15. 15.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
17. 17.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) many parallel lines
21. 21.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
28. 28.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
31. 31.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
38. 38.💡 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
39. 39.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending

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