Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 384 · 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.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
2. 2.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
4. 4.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) line (d) texture
6. 6.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
8. 8.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
10. 10.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
11. 11.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
12. 12.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
15. 15.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) line (b) space (c) form (d) texture
17. 17.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
18. 18.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) colour (c) value (d) line
22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) value
23. 23.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
24. 24.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a person standing tall (d) a sleeping person
26. 26.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
27. 27.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
29. 29.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
32. 32.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
33. 33.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cuboid (b) oval (c) square (d) triangle
34. 34.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a marble (b) a globe (c) a dice (d) a water pipe
35. 35.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) square
36. 36.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
37. 37.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows less detail
39. 39.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape

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