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 pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) H
- 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
- 3.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
- 4.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
- 5.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks paler and bluer (c) looks smaller (d) looks bigger
- 7.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
- 9.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 10.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how a surface feels (b) the area around objects (c) a flat 2D area (d) a solid 3D object
- 12.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 14.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks smaller (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
- 15.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
- 17.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows more detail (c) looks smaller (d) looks paler and bluer
- 20.True or false: a flower petal is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) value
- 22.True or false: black has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 24.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
- 25.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cone
- 26.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
- 27.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) highlight (b) border (c) vanishing point (d) foreground
- 28.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 29.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows less detail (d) looks smaller
- 30.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) square (c) cone (d) cube
- 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) form (d) value
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) overlaps other things (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
- 36.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 37.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
- 39.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the part nearest you (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
Answer key
- 2B
- standing on its bristles
- wax crayons
- a falling tree
- False
- looks bigger
- False
- holding a board upright
- vertical
- True
- the area around objects
- near the viewer
- 7
- looks smaller
- light value
- a small round brush
- False
- soft, dark marks
- shows more detail
- False
- form
- True
- False
- 6B
- cone
- thick, opaque paint
- vanishing point
- good brush care
- sits lower on the page
- True
- True
- square
- easel
- looks smaller
- rinsing between colours
- blending
- False
- reshaping the tip
- a 2D shape
- the part nearest you
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