Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 29 · 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 of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) frame
2. 2.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2B (b) H (c) 4H (d) HB
3. 3.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the part farthest away (c) the bottom of the page (d) the top of the scene
6. 6.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) farther away (b) younger (c) closer to you (d) taller
7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
8. 8.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
10. 10.True or false: an oval is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks smaller (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
12. 12.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
15. 15.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a flat 2D area (b) has height, width, depth (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, light washes (d) grey lines for sketching
17. 17.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
20. 20.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
23. 23.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) black (c) big (d) brown
24. 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) form (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
27. 27.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
30. 30.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) oval (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
31. 31.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) stitches on cloth
33. 33.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
35. 35.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
36. 36.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) star (c) triangle (d) cylinder
37. 37.True or false: a puddle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
40. 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell

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