Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 343 · 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.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
2. 2.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) texture (d) form
6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
7. 7.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
11. 11.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a solid 3D object (b) can be seen all round (c) the area around objects (d) has height, width, depth
13. 13.Which of these is the element called line? (a) only length and width (b) a sense of near and far (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
16. 16.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
17. 17.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
19. 19.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
21. 21.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) elbows (c) eyes (d) feet
22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
23. 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
25. 25.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hot (b) high (c) hard (d) heavy
26. 26.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
27. 27.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: ocean waves looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) 6B (c) H (d) 4B
32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) shape (c) line (d) colour
33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) line
34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how a surface feels (b) a sense of near and far (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) has height, width, depth
35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
36. 36.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
40. 40.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False

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