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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 371 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a jalebi (d) a wriggling snake
  2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) looks smaller (c) sits lower on the page (d) overlaps other things
  4. 4.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) off the page (b) in a corner (c) where the lines cross (d) at the very edge
  5. 5.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
  7. 7.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 4B (c) HB (d) 2H
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a long, thin mark (b) only length and width (c) a solid 3D object (d) a moving dot’s path
  11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) texture (c) line (d) value
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) circle (c) sphere (d) square
  13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
  14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
  15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a tall lamp post (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a leaning ladder
  16. 16.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
  19. 19.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) far hills and the sky (c) things that look biggest (d) the part farthest away
  20. 20.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  22. 22.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) value (b) form (c) colour (d) line
  25. 25.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
  26. 26.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
  29. 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) glue
  32. 32.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) form (c) line (d) shape
  34. 34.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) line (d) texture
  38. 38.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) vanishing point (b) highlight (c) foreground (d) border
  39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a jalebi
  2. bad for the brush
  3. looks smaller
  4. where the lines cross
  5. zigzag lines
  6. leaving it in water
  7. a leaning ladder
  8. diagonal lines
  9. HB
  10. only length and width
  11. frame
  12. sphere
  13. round brush
  14. a small round brush
  15. a tall lamp post
  16. False
  17. False
  18. masking tape
  19. things that look biggest
  20. False
  21. white to black
  22. True
  23. rinsing between colours
  24. colour
  25. the side facing the lamp
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a 3D form
  29. far away
  30. zigzag lines
  31. water and mild soap
  32. False
  33. shape
  34. True
  35. True
  36. True
  37. texture
  38. vanishing point
  39. True
  40. True

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