Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 179 · 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 pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) space (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
3. 3.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a long, thin mark
4. 4.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
5. 5.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the frame (b) on the horizon line (c) in the foreground (d) at the bottom edge
6. 6.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a solid 3D object (c) a sense of near and far (d) a flat 2D area
7. 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
9. 9.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) far hills and the sky (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part in between
10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) space (c) texture (d) form
11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) texture (b) value (c) colour (d) shape
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) round brush
13. 13.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) stitches on cloth (c) ocean waves (d) a lightning bolt
14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
15. 15.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
19. 19.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part farthest away (c) far hills and the sky (d) the top of the scene
20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) dashes on a road (d) a cut-here line
21. 21.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) rectangle (b) sphere (c) pyramid (d) cylinder
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
24. 24.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
25. 25.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a candle (b) a water pipe (c) a globe (d) an ice-cream cone
26. 26.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 6B (c) HB (d) H
27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
28. 28.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a snail shell (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, light washes (c) bright, flat colour (d) grey lines for sketching
30. 30.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
31. 31.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is the element called line? (a) from white to black (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) looks furry or scaly (c) gaps between things (d) what a rainbow shows
35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) light first outlines (b) see-through colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
38. 38.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
39. 39.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
40. 40.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True

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