Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 264 · 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: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
3. 3.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
4. 4.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a globe (b) a traffic cone (c) a candle (d) a drinking straw
5. 5.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
7. 7.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) cube
8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
10. 10.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) square
11. 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) see-through colour
13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) space (b) colour (c) form (d) texture
14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
16. 16.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
20. 20.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) form (c) easel (d) value
21. 21.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a hexagon is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) shows more detail
26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a tall lamp post (d) a sleeping person
27. 27.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) is partly hidden (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks bigger
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) round brush
34. 34.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cone
35. 35.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) form
37. 37.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
38. 38.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
40. 40.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?

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