Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 175 · 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 shaped like a cube? (a) a matchbox (b) a party hat (c) a candle (d) a sugar cube
2. 2.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a falling tree (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
3. 3.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) B (c) HB (d) 2H
4. 4.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
5. 5.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
6. 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
7. 7.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
8. 8.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) sits lower on the page
9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
10. 10.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) is partly hidden (c) shows more detail (d) sits near the horizon
11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) do not smudge easily (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) H (c) B (d) 6B
15. 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
16. 16.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a jalebi (c) a snail shell (d) a ruler’s edge
18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
19. 19.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a laser beam (c) a snail shell (d) ocean waves
20. 20.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a moving dot’s path
22. 22.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a falling tree
23. 23.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows more detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page
24. 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
27. 27.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
28. 28.True or false: a snail shell looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
30. 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) shape
32. 32.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
35. 35.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) form (d) line
37. 37.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
38. 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
39. 39.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) circle (d) cone
40. 40.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground

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