Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 130 · 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: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a brick (b) a party hat (c) a globe (d) a drinking straw
3. 3.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cone
10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) eyes (c) feet (d) elbows
12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cube
14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) space
15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
16. 16.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📏 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
18. 18.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) rectangle (d) pyramid
20. 20.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
21. 21.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
22. 22.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is the element called form? (a) gaps between things (b) has height, width, depth (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a moving dot’s path
24. 24.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows more detail (b) is partly hidden (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks smaller
25. 25.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part in between (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part farthest away
26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
27. 27.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
29. 29.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 4B (c) HB (d) 4H
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
31. 31.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part farthest away (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part nearest you
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) looks smaller (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) shows less detail
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
36. 36.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) the area around objects (c) how a surface feels (d) a moving dot’s path
37. 37.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) looks smaller (c) overlaps other things (d) sits lower on the page
38. 38.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
39. 39.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side

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