Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 185 · 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 element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) colour
2. 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
4. 4.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
10. 10.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
11. 11.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) form (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
14. 14.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a coiled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) a row of pointy peaks
16. 16.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
19. 19.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
23. 23.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) star (c) rectangle (d) cuboid
24. 24.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
25. 25.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks bigger (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks paler and bluer (d) is partly hidden
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows less detail (c) looks smaller (d) is partly hidden
32. 32.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a standing tree trunk
33. 33.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) things that look biggest
34. 34.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
37. 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) colour (c) form (d) texture
40. 40.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

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