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.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 2.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 3.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) line (d) space
- 5.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 6.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, light washes
- 7.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) from white to black (c) only length and width (d) what a rainbow shows
- 8.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 9.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) circle
- 12.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
- 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) value
- 14.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
- 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 16.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a brick (b) a candle (c) a matchbox (d) a traffic cone
- 17.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a globe (b) a shoe box (c) a candle (d) a party hat
- 18.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
- 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 20.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part farthest away (c) things that look biggest (d) the bottom of the page
- 23.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) cone
- 24.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the part farthest away (c) far hills and the sky (d) the top of the scene
- 25.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a puddle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 28.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) sponge
- 31.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a solid 3D object (c) a flat 2D area (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
- 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
- 35.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a football (b) a matchbox (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a sugar cube
- 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 38.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a drinking straw (b) a shoe box (c) a dice (d) an ice-cream cone
- 39.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
Answer key
- far away
- dark value
- False
- space
- organic shape
- soft, light washes
- looks furry or scaly
- 2
- True
- False
- cube
- value
- line
- straight line
- cross-hatching
- a candle
- a globe
- dabbing soft textures
- cast shadow
- False
- True
- the part farthest away
- cylinder
- the part in between
- True
- True
- good brush care
- True
- curved lines
- water pot
- a hue, like red or blue
- hatching
- mixing colours
- rinsing between colours
- a sugar cube
- near the viewer
- diagonal lines
- an ice-cream cone
- 4
- letting paint dry on it
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