Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 115 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
3. 3.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) thick, opaque paint (d) light first outlines
5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) line (b) shape (c) space (d) texture
6. 6.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a square is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
9. 9.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) feet (c) elbows (d) eyes
10. 10.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
13. 13.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cuboid (d) oval
17. 17.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
19. 19.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
21. 21.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) only length and width (c) the area around objects (d) how a surface feels
22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
23. 23.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
24. 24.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
27. 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) the area around objects (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
28. 28.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
29. 29.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
30. 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
31. 31.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
32. 32.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a zigzag (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a spiral
33. 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) oval (c) star (d) cone
35. 35.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
36. 36.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part nearest you (d) the part farthest away
37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
38. 38.Which of these is the element called line? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a moving dot’s path (d) from white to black
39. 39.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
40. 40.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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