Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 345 · 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 is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
2. 2.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
3. 3.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
4. 4.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cuboid (d) cone
5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a jalebi (b) a wriggling snake (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
6. 6.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
7. 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
8. 8.True or false: a leaf is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
10. 10.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
11. 11.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
12. 12.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
14. 14.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
15. 15.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) only length and width (c) a long, thin mark (d) a flat 2D area
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
18. 18.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows less detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks bigger
19. 19.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is the element called space? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) gaps between things (d) from white to black
23. 23.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
28. 28.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
33. 33.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
34. 34.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) a coiled rope
35. 35.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) closer to you (c) younger (d) farther away
36. 36.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
37. 37.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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