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.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
- 2.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 4.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a closed flat outline (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) has height, width, depth
- 5.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
- 7.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
- 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 9.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 10.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sponge
- 12.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 15.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
- 17.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 18.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
- 19.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 20.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a row of pointy peaks
- 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 24.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a cube (c) a sculpture (d) a shape
- 25.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) do not smudge easily (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
- 27.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 29.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) see-through colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) thick, opaque paint (d) blend with a fingertip
- 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 32.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a puddle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 36.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 37.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) has height, width, depth (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) can be seen all round
- 38.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks bigger (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows less detail
- 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
Answer key
- a small round brush
- False
- light value
- a closed flat outline
- False
- rinsing between colours
- 4H
- 7
- a 3D form
- 2H
- flat brush
- 12
- True
- scrubbing hard on paper
- False
- letting paint dry on it
- middle ground
- press harder
- 9
- geometric shape
- good brush care
- a jalebi
- diagonal
- a shape
- True
- soft, creamy sticks
- False
- hard, light marks
- blend with a fingertip
- False
- 4
- False
- True
- organic shape
- vertical
- horizontal
- a hue, like red or blue
- shows less detail
- watercolour
- glue
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