Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 357 · 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 of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a sense of near and far
2. 2.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
4. 4.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a globe (b) a matchbox (c) a shoe box (d) a sugar cube
6. 6.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) colour
12. 12.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
13. 13.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
15. 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a laser beam (d) a row of pointy peaks
16. 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) looks paler and bluer (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) triangle (c) sphere (d) oval
19. 19.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
21. 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
22. 22.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a moving dot’s path (c) can be seen all round (d) a closed flat outline
25. 25.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
26. 26.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
30. 30.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
33. 33.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
34. 34.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) form (b) colour (c) shape (d) texture
38. 38.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal

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