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 of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 3.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline
- 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) glue
- 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
- 9.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) value (b) colour (c) line (d) form
- 11.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 12.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
- 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
- 14.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 15.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) texture
- 17.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 18.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) form
- 19.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cylinder (b) square (c) triangle (d) oval
- 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
- 22.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) brown (c) blue (d) black
- 23.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
- 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
- 25.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) texture (c) colour (d) space
- 26.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a table top
- 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
- 29.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
- 31.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) background (b) horizon (c) border (d) focal point
- 32.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 34.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) form (c) colour (d) shape
- 37.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 38.Which of these is the element called form? (a) has height, width, depth (b) from white to black (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a moving dot’s path
- 39.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) 4B (d) HB
Answer key
- rinsing between colours
- hard, light marks
- False
- True
- a 3D form
- glue
- False
- scrubbing hard on paper
- False
- form
- far away
- lots of tiny dots
- a jalebi
- diagonal
- False
- texture
- 4
- line
- cylinder
- True
- a wriggling snake
- black
- watercolour
- water and mild soap
- space
- True
- a table top
- its shadow on the table
- True
- sponge
- focal point
- 7
- vertical lines
- False
- light value
- shape
- soft, dark marks
- has height, width, depth
- False
- 4B
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