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.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 2.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 3.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 4.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) oval (c) square (d) sphere
- 5.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
- 8.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 9.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
- 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a brick (b) a globe (c) a shoe box (d) a traffic cone
- 12.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 13.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
- 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) value (b) texture (c) form (d) shape
- 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
- 19.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) masking tape
- 21.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a flat 2D area (d) from white to black
- 22.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 24.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) cube (c) pyramid (d) circle
- 25.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
- 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
- 28.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 29.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) cuboid (c) pyramid (d) square
- 32.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) cuboid
- 35.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) line (c) shape (d) space
- 36.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 40.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- wide, straight strokes
- False
- stippling
- sphere
- False
- light value
- cross-hatching
- a 3D form
- dabbing soft textures
- False
- a traffic cone
- vertical
- 4
- good brush care
- many parallel lines
- light value
- shape
- watercolour
- near the viewer
- round brush
- looks furry or scaly
- False
- 2
- circle
- False
- zigzag lines
- watercolour
- texture
- False
- wavy line
- square
- False
- True
- cuboid
- form
- False
- True
- True
- diagonal
- True
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