Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 311 · 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: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the part farthest away (c) things that look biggest (d) far hills and the sky
3. 3.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) circle (c) rectangle (d) cone
4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
5. 5.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) 2H (d) 4H
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) see-through colour
7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a jalebi
8. 8.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
9. 9.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) cone (c) rectangle (d) cuboid
11. 11.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks smaller
16. 16.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) value (d) easel
19. 19.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
20. 20.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cone
21. 21.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) high (c) hot (d) hard
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
25. 25.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
26. 26.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
28. 28.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how a surface feels (b) from white to black (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
29. 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
30. 30.Which of these is the element called value? (a) only length and width (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a sense of near and far (d) how light or dark it is
31. 31.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
32. 32.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a drinking straw (b) a matchbox (c) a traffic cone (d) a globe
34. 34.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a drinking straw (b) a football (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a dice
35. 35.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a snail shell
36. 36.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a jalebi (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
38. 38.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cone
39. 39.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) the area around objects (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a flat 2D area (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
40. 40.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True

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