Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 60 · 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 crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
2. 2.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) hatching
6. 6.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
7. 7.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
9. 9.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) white to black
10. 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
12. 12.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 brightest spot (d) the side away from light
13. 13.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
15. 15.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
16. 16.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) add water (b) use an eraser (c) press harder (d) press lighter
19. 19.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
20. 20.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
22. 22.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
24. 24.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
27. 27.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
28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
29. 29.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
33. 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
36. 36.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
38. 38.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
40. 40.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False

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