Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 335 · 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 element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
2. 2.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a zigzag
3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a falling tree
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
6. 6.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
9. 9.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
11. 11.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a cube (c) a shape (d) a sculpture
12. 12.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
13. 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
14. 14.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a sleeping person
15. 15.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
18. 18.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) border (c) focal point (d) background
19. 19.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) stitches on cloth (c) a lightning bolt (d) a wriggling snake
20. 20.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a water pipe (b) a marble (c) a brick (d) a dice
21. 21.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 2H (c) 2B (d) H
22. 22.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
23. 23.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows less detail
25. 25.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) the bottom of the page
26. 26.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) elbows (c) knees (d) feet
27. 27.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
29. 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
30. 30.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
31. 31.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows less detail (c) shows more detail (d) sits lower on the page
32. 32.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
34. 34.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
36. 36.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) shape (c) value (d) texture
38. 38.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) texture (c) line (d) value
39. 39.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching

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