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.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
- 3.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 4.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
- 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 6.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
- 10.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
- 11.True or false: a cone is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 13.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
- 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 16.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks smaller (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
- 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) soft, light washes (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
- 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
- 22.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 3D form (c) a 2D shape
- 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a ruler’s edge
- 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
- 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
- 27.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
- 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 31.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) value
- 33.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) the part farthest away (d) far hills and the sky
- 34.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) 2B (d) HB
- 35.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 37.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 38.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 39.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the part in between (c) things that look biggest (d) the top of the scene
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
Answer key
- False
- smudging with a finger
- False
- the side facing the lamp
- standing on its bristles
- a 3D form
- True
- True
- criss-cross lines
- spiral line
- False
- poster colour
- True
- where light hits most
- leaving it in water
- False
- looks bigger
- True
- soft, light washes
- under the object
- overlaps other things
- a 3D form
- reshaping the tip
- a ruler’s edge
- bristles up or flat
- a wide flat brush
- False
- False
- on the left side
- cast shadow
- a 3D form
- shape
- the bottom of the page
- 2B
- False
- horizontal
- frame
- True
- things that look biggest
- poster colour
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