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.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) circle
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) overlaps other things
- 5.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 7.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
- 8.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) blend with a fingertip (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
- 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) looks paler and bluer
- 11.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) value
- 15.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) star (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) pyramid
- 16.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 17.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
- 18.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hot (b) high (c) heavy (d) hard
- 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
- 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 21.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
- 26.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) value (d) form
- 27.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, light washes (d) mixed with lots of water
- 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
- 29.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 30.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 31.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
- 32.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) square
- 33.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
- 34.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 35.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 38.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
- 39.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
- 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
Answer key
- dark value
- bristles up or flat
- circle
- is partly hidden
- False
- near the viewer
- blending
- mixed with lots of water
- giving a pencil a point
- overlaps other things
- 9
- True
- False
- form
- star
- diagonal
- dabbing soft textures
- hard
- vertical lines
- a jalebi
- True
- False
- False
- vertical lines
- mixing colours
- easel
- bright, flat colour
- curved lines
- cube
- False
- 2B
- sphere
- 4H
- near the viewer
- False
- False
- vertical
- the part nearest you
- on the left side
- a playground slide
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