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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 304 · 40 questions
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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. 1.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
  2. 2.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) oval (b) sphere (c) circle (d) square
  4. 4.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the part in between (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part nearest you
  5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  6. 6.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
  8. 8.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
  10. 10.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag line (d) a wavy line
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) shape (b) value (c) space (d) form
  13. 13.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a party hat (b) a candle (c) a matchbox (d) a football
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
  15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
  16. 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
  17. 17.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) square (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) shape
  19. 19.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
  20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
  21. 21.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  22. 22.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) light first outlines (d) grey lines for sketching
  23. 23.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  24. 24.True or false: a puddle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
  26. 26.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  30. 30.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
  31. 31.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  32. 32.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) cylinder (c) cube (d) circle
  33. 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) space (c) colour (d) shape
  34. 34.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks smaller (d) shows more detail
  36. 36.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  38. 38.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
  39. 39.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) overlaps other things (d) looks paler and bluer
  40. 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap

Answer key

  1. a 3D form
  2. False
  3. sphere
  4. the part in between
  5. a wide flat brush
  6. True
  7. cylinder
  8. False
  9. 4
  10. a wavy line
  11. how light or dark it is
  12. space
  13. a candle
  14. a tall lamp post
  15. wide, straight strokes
  16. a ruler’s edge
  17. sphere
  18. space
  19. 12
  20. mixing colours
  21. 7
  22. thick, opaque paint
  23. horizontal
  24. False
  25. giving a pencil a point
  26. False
  27. False
  28. cast shadow
  29. line
  30. a falling tree
  31. geometric shape
  32. circle
  33. glue
  34. True
  35. shows more detail
  36. False
  37. zigzag line
  38. foreground
  39. overlaps other things
  40. washing with mild soap

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