Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
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.
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- 1.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 2.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part farthest away
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) value (d) easel
- 4.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
- 5.Which of these is the element called value? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a closed flat outline (c) how light or dark it is (d) gaps between things
- 6.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 7.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 8.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
- 10.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 11.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a wriggling snake
- 12.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2H (b) B (c) 2B (d) HB
- 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 14.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 15.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) wavy line
- 17.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
- 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
- 23.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
- 24.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 27.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) circle (c) cone (d) star
- 28.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
- 29.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 30.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) heavy (c) hot (d) high
- 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) texture
- 32.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 33.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) in the sky (d) above the object
- 34.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
- 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
- 37.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 38.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 39.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
- 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the top of the scene (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part nearest you
Answer key
- True
- the part in between
- easel
- 6B
- how light or dark it is
- False
- horizontal
- True
- flat brush
- near the viewer
- a wriggling snake
- 2H
- horizontal
- straight line
- True
- straight line
- False
- 7
- standing on its bristles
- True
- a 2D shape
- masking tape
- a row of pointy peaks
- False
- False
- 9
- cone
- wavy line
- vertical
- hard
- shape
- near the viewer
- under the object
- False
- glue
- washing with mild soap
- bad for the brush
- 2H
- many parallel lines
- the part nearest you
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