Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 329 · 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 pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
2. 2.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
3. 3.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
4. 4.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
5. 5.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a shape (c) a form (d) a cube
6. 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
7. 7.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
9. 9.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) its shadow on the table
11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) line
12. 12.True or false: an oval is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a long, thin mark (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
16. 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
17. 17.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
20. 20.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
22. 22.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the part farthest away (c) the top of the scene (d) the part nearest you
23. 23.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
24. 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
25. 25.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
27. 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
28. 28.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
29. 29.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems far away. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
31. 31.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) overlaps other things
32. 32.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a wriggling snake (c) dashes on a road (d) a jalebi
35. 35.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
37. 37.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) form
39. 39.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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