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.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
- 4.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
- 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 9.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 10.True or false: a laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 12.🍃 Is a leaf a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 15.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) bright, flat colour (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 16.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2B (b) 2H (c) H (d) HB
- 17.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
- 20.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) press lighter (d) use an eraser
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) space (b) colour (c) line (d) form
- 22.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 23.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 24.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 25.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 26.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) line
- 28.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) space
- 30.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 32.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) 2B
- 33.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
- 36.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
- 38.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a moving dot’s path (c) has height, width, depth (d) a solid 3D object
- 39.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 40.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cube
Answer key
- False
- dark value
- reshaping the tip
- True
- True
- its shadow on the table
- False
- False
- hatching
- False
- highlight
- organic shape
- 7
- cast shadow
- light first outlines
- 2B
- True
- False
- bristles up or flat
- press harder
- colour
- stippling
- foreground
- horizontal
- a 3D form
- True
- value
- True
- space
- False
- dark value
- HB
- True
- True
- water and mild soap
- False
- a falling tree
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- vertical
- cube
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