Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 416 · 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 pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 6B (d) 4H
2. 2.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) things that look biggest (d) the part farthest away
3. 3.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
4. 4.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
5. 5.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
7. 7.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) closer to you (c) farther away (d) younger
8. 8.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) square
9. 9.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
10. 10.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
11. 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
12. 12.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) shape (b) value (c) colour (d) line
16. 16.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
19. 19.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
20. 20.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part in between (c) the part farthest away (d) things that look biggest
21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
22. 22.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) 4H (d) 4B
23. 23.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) blend with a fingertip (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, creamy sticks
25. 25.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
30. 30.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) a sense of near and far (c) how a surface feels (d) only length and width
31. 31.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the background. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
34. 34.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
35. 35.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) H (c) 2B (d) 6B
36. 36.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) sits lower on the page
37. 37.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
38. 38.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
39. 39.True or false: a hexagon is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?

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