Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
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.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
- 3.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
- 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 6.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 7.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
- 8.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 11.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a laser beam (b) a ruler’s edge (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
- 13.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) 4B (c) HB (d) H
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
- 15.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) light first outlines (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, light washes
- 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) mixed with lots of water (c) bright, flat colour (d) do not smudge easily
- 24.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 25.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) value
- 26.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) texture
- 27.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
- 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) cylinder
- 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) water pot
- 34.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the brightest spot
- 36.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
- 39.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cone (b) triangle (c) square (d) star
Answer key
- 7
- looks paler and bluer
- True
- letting paint dry on it
- bad for the brush
- organic shape
- reshaping the tip
- False
- False
- horizontal
- False
- the teeth of a saw
- HB
- leaving it in water
- medium marks
- True
- False
- True
- thick, opaque paint
- True
- dark value
- bad for the brush
- mixed with lots of water
- 9
- value
- value
- False
- bristles up or flat
- rinsing between colours
- False
- sphere
- highlight
- easel
- a 2D shape
- the brightest spot
- True
- True
- lines all one way
- True
- cone
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