Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
Artist's tip (Find the topic): Elements: line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value. Shading: highlight faces the light, cast shadow falls away from it; near = bigger, far = smaller. Materials: watercolour see-through, poster colour opaque, B soft and dark, H hard and light.
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- 1.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
- 2.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a cube (c) a form (d) a shape
- 3.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 6.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 7.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the top of the scene (c) the part farthest away (d) the part in between
- 8.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 10.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a traffic cone (b) a sugar cube (c) a shoe box (d) a water pipe
- 11.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 13.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 14.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cone (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) sphere
- 15.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
- 17.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
- 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 20.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 21.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
- 23.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 24.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
- 25.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 26.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2H (b) 6B (c) 2B (d) B
- 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 28.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 29.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) colour
- 31.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
- 35.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a closed flat outline (c) has height, width, depth (d) a flat 2D area
- 36.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) B (c) 4H (d) 2H
- 38.Which of these is the element called space? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) gaps between things (c) has height, width, depth (d) a long, thin mark
- 39.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
- 40.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) blend with a fingertip
Answer key
- 6B
- a shape
- True
- False
- zigzag lines
- far away
- the part in between
- False
- horizontal lines
- a traffic cone
- a 2D shape
- soft, dark marks
- dark value
- sphere
- 7
- letting paint dry on it
- 4B
- True
- highlight
- horizontal
- True
- under the object
- far away
- smudging with a finger
- 1
- 2H
- zigzag lines
- vertical
- False
- line
- False
- True
- False
- water and mild soap
- a sense of near and far
- a 2D shape
- B
- gaps between things
- hatching
- blend with a fingertip
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