Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 571 · 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 lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
3. 3.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) under the object
4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
8. 8.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
9. 9.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
10. 10.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) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
14. 14.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
16. 16.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) dots packed close
17. 17.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the right side
18. 18.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the side away from light
27. 27.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
31. 31.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
38. 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
39. 39.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

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