Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 269 · 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: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
3. 3.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) at the bottom edge (b) in the foreground (c) on the frame (d) on the horizon line
4. 4.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks bigger (c) is partly hidden (d) looks paler and bluer
5. 5.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
7. 7.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
8. 8.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
12. 12.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cone (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cuboid
13. 13.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
15. 15.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) star (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) sphere
16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
17. 17.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) a flat 2D area (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a tall lamp post (c) a falling tree (d) the edge of a calm sea
20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
21. 21.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
25. 25.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
27. 27.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
30. 30.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
33. 33.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
34. 34.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
36. 36.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) ocean waves (d) a ruler’s edge
40. 40.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) charcoal

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