Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 227 · 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.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
2. 2.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
3. 3.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) circle (c) cube (d) rectangle
4. 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) in the foreground (b) on the horizon line (c) at the bottom edge (d) on the frame
6. 6.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) B (d) 4H
7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) space
8. 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
9. 9.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
11. 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
12. 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) form (d) line
13. 13.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
14. 14.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
16. 16.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
17. 17.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) far hills and the sky (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part in between
18. 18.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) B (c) 6B (d) 2B
20. 20.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) a playground slide
22. 22.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
30. 30.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the side away from it (c) the bottom
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
32. 32.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) looks furry or scaly (d) has height, width, depth
33. 33.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
35. 35.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
36. 36.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
37. 37.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
39. 39.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the background. (a) True (b) False

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