Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 789 · 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: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
7. 7.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
8. 8.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
10. 10.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
14. 14.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
18. 18.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
20. 20.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 darker half of it
21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
23. 23.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) add water (c) press harder (d) use an eraser
24. 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
26. 26.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
27. 27.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
32. 32.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
33. 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
36. 36.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
38. 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
40. 40.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False

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