Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 219 · 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 of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) grey lines for sketching (d) do not smudge easily
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
3. 3.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
4. 4.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
5. 5.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
7. 7.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) pyramid (c) cone (d) oval
8. 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
9. 9.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) circle (c) cube (d) cone
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
11. 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
12. 12.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
14. 14.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) blend with a fingertip (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
17. 17.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) white to black (c) near to far (d) big to small
20. 20.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a moving dot’s path (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
22. 22.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a snail shell
23. 23.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
24. 24.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
26. 26.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
30. 30.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
32. 32.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) feet (b) eyes (c) knees (d) elbows
33. 33.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) an ice-cream cone (b) a shoe box (c) a sugar cube (d) a marble
34. 34.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
35. 35.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
37. 37.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
38. 38.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching

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