Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 146 · 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.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) dots packed close
2. 2.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
3. 3.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) colour
6. 6.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
7. 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
8. 8.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) smooth, soft tones
10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks bigger (c) shows less detail (d) sits lower on the page
12. 12.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
14. 14.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
15. 15.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a solid 3D object (b) gaps between things (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a flat 2D area
16. 16.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
18. 18.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks smaller (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks bigger
20. 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) blend with a fingertip
23. 23.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
24. 24.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
26. 26.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
27. 27.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
28. 28.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
29. 29.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) is partly hidden (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks paler and bluer
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) glue
31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
34. 34.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) B (d) 4H
35. 35.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) B
36. 36.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
40. 40.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground

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