Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 780 · 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: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) smudging with a finger
5. 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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) its shadow on the table
8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
11. 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
13. 13.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
14. 14.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
15. 15.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
18. 18.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
22. 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
23. 23.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) red to blue
24. 24.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) under the object
25. 25.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
28. 28.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
31. 31.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
32. 32.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) dots packed close
33. 33.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
35. 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
38. 38.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching

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