Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 258 · 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: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) looks smaller (d) overlaps other things
3. 3.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
4. 4.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) space (b) form (c) colour (d) line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) shows more detail
9. 9.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) colour (c) form (d) value
11. 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
12. 12.Which of these is the element called line? (a) can be seen all round (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a flat 2D area
13. 13.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is the element called value? (a) can be seen all round (b) from white to black (c) a sense of near and far (d) a moving dot’s path
15. 15.True or false: a hexagon is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) H (c) HB (d) 2H
17. 17.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
19. 19.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
22. 22.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) sits lower on the page
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
26. 26.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) colour (b) space (c) form (d) value
29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
31. 31.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) cylinder (c) square (d) pyramid
32. 32.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) is partly hidden (d) sits near the horizon
33. 33.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
36. 36.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
37. 37.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
38. 38.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) do not smudge easily (d) thick, opaque paint
40. 40.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal

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