Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 241 · 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.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) form (c) easel (d) value
3. 3.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) a solid 3D object (c) a closed flat outline (d) only length and width
6. 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
7. 7.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) colour (b) form (c) line (d) space
9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
10. 10.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called blending. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a solid 3D object (d) only length and width
12. 12.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
13. 13.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) focal point (b) border (c) background (d) horizon
14. 14.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) ocean waves (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
18. 18.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) circle
20. 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
24. 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks paler and bluer (c) shows less detail (d) shows more detail
26. 26.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) line (c) value (d) form
28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
29. 29.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a long, thin mark (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
30. 30.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
33. 33.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
34. 34.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
37. 37.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) a lightning bolt
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, light washes (c) bright, flat colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
40. 40.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) where the lines cross (b) in a corner (c) at the very edge (d) off the page

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