Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 545 · 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 lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
2. 2.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
5. 5.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
6. 6.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
8. 8.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
11. 11.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
16. 16.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
19. 19.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
22. 22.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
32. 32.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
33. 33.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
34. 34.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
35. 35.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
36. 36.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
37. 37.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
40. 40.💡 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

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