Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 168 · 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: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
3. 3.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
6. 6.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) B (d) H
7. 7.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) vanishing point (b) highlight (c) foreground (d) border
9. 9.Which of these is the element called value? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) has height, width, depth (c) looks furry or scaly (d) from white to black
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) glue
11. 11.True or false: a laser beam looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) mixed with lots of water (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) grey lines for sketching
16. 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
17. 17.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cylinder (b) pyramid (c) oval (d) cone
20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
24. 24.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
26. 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
27. 27.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) value
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) bright, flat colour (d) blend with a fingertip
29. 29.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cube
30. 30.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
31. 31.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
33. 33.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
34. 34.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
35. 35.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
37. 37.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) cone (d) square
39. 39.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value

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