Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 419 · 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 element of art is “from white to black”? (a) space (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
2. 2.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks smaller (c) is partly hidden (d) overlaps other things
5. 5.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
6. 6.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the horizon line (b) at the bottom edge (c) on the frame (d) in the foreground
7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
8. 8.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks bigger (c) looks smaller (d) sits near the horizon
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) grey lines for sketching (c) bright, flat colour (d) do not smudge easily
10. 10.🍃 Is a leaf a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
11. 11.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
13. 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
17. 17.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) shows less detail
20. 20.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a party hat (b) a shoe box (c) a candle (d) a matchbox
24. 24.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
25. 25.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
26. 26.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) the bottom of the page
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
29. 29.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
30. 30.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a laser beam (d) the teeth of a saw
31. 31.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
34. 34.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) square (b) rectangle (c) cuboid (d) star
35. 35.Which of these is the element called value? (a) can be seen all round (b) a closed flat outline (c) a flat 2D area (d) how light or dark it is
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) grey lines for sketching
37. 37.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
38. 38.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
39. 39.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line

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