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) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 2.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 4.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) looks furry or scaly (c) how light or dark it is (d) a long, thin mark
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
- 6.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) is partly hidden
- 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) cone (c) triangle (d) sphere
- 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 10.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a moving dot’s path (d) from white to black
- 14.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) what a rainbow shows (d) the area around objects
- 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
- 16.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 17.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
- 19.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) light first outlines
- 20.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
- 21.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
- 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
- 24.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 25.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) glue (c) shape (d) space
- 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 28.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cylinder (d) circle
- 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 30.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 31.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 32.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 34.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the top of the scene (c) the part farthest away (d) the part in between
- 35.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) cylinder (c) square (d) cone
- 37.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) value
- 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 40.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- drying bristles up
- False
- dark value
- how light or dark it is
- leaving it in water
- overlaps other things
- fine lines and details
- triangle
- watercolour
- True
- 7
- True
- only length and width
- a closed flat outline
- the edge of a calm sea
- 1
- is partly hidden
- looks paler and bluer
- thick, opaque paint
- a lightning bolt
- 2B
- water pot
- a small round brush
- 4
- False
- glue
- hard, light marks
- circle
- dabbing soft textures
- soft, dark marks
- foreground
- texture
- False
- the part in between
- False
- square
- True
- colour
- good brush care
- False
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