← Light, shadow and shading lesson New set →

Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 581 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. the dark shape it throws
  2. highlight
  3. on the right side
  4. press harder
  5. False
  6. cast shadow
  7. hatching
  8. smooth, soft tones
  9. False
  10. blending
  11. highlight
  12. False
  13. dots packed close
  14. cast shadow
  15. True
  16. False
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. True
  21. the darker half of it
  22. True
  23. on the left side
  24. False
  25. True
  26. the side away from light
  27. True
  28. False
  29. many parallel lines
  30. under the object
  31. light value
  32. white to black
  33. False
  34. False
  35. dark value
  36. True
  37. criss-cross lines
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids