Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 879 · 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 of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
3. 3.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
5. 5.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
7. 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
10. 10.✏️ 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
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
14. 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
15. 15.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
17. 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
19. 19.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
20. 20.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
23. 23.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
28. 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
32. 32.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
36. 36.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
38. 38.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
40. 40.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over

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