Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 216 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) looks furry or scaly (d) what a rainbow shows
3. 3.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) colour (d) shape
5. 5.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) gaps between things (b) can be seen all round (c) a closed flat outline (d) a long, thin mark
6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
7. 7.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) how a surface feels (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
8. 8.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part nearest you (b) the bottom of the page (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
9. 9.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
10. 10.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a shoe box (b) a brick (c) a candle (d) a globe
11. 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
12. 12.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
14. 14.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) farther away (b) closer to you (c) younger (d) taller
15. 15.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
18. 18.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a closed flat outline (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a long, thin mark
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
21. 21.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
22. 22.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows less detail (d) looks smaller
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
26. 26.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
27. 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
28. 28.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2B (c) 4H (d) 4B
29. 29.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
31. 31.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
32. 32.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
34. 34.🧊 Which 3D form is an ice-cream cone shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) cone
35. 35.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
36. 36.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
37. 37.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
39. 39.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) square (d) cube

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