Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 37 · 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) a sense of near and far (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
2. 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) line (d) form
3. 3.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) light first outlines (d) soft, creamy sticks
5. 5.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
6. 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a jalebi (d) the teeth of a saw
7. 7.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
9. 9.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
13. 13.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) younger (c) farther away (d) closer to you
14. 14.True or false: a triangle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
16. 16.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a leaf is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
21. 21.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) texture (d) line
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) soft, light washes
23. 23.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) a row of pointy peaks
26. 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
27. 27.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cylinder
28. 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a tall lamp post (d) a table top
29. 29.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
30. 30.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
31. 31.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
32. 32.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
34. 34.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows more detail (d) looks smaller
35. 35.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
37. 37.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
38. 38.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) do not smudge easily (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
40. 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) False (b) True

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