Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 239 · 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 shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
2. 2.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) sits lower on the page (c) is partly hidden (d) looks paler and bluer
6. 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
7. 7.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a coiled rope (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
9. 9.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called blending. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) shape
11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
13. 13.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
14. 14.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) triangle (c) rectangle (d) square
18. 18.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) shape (b) value (c) texture (d) line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) sphere (c) oval (d) circle
22. 22.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
24. 24.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) 2H (c) H (d) HB
25. 25.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
26. 26.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) square (c) oval (d) pyramid
28. 28.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
29. 29.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
33. 33.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) circle (c) cube (d) sphere
34. 34.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) form (c) value (d) line
37. 37.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cube
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) star (c) cone (d) cuboid

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