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.✏️ 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
- 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
- 3.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) looks bigger (d) overlaps other things
- 4.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 6.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 8.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the top of the scene (c) the part nearest you (d) far hills and the sky
- 9.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) a sense of near and far
- 10.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) soft, light washes
- 11.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
- 12.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
- 13.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 15.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
- 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a falling tree (d) a sleeping person
- 17.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 18.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
- 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
- 20.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
- 23.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) value (c) colour (d) line
- 24.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a flower petal is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a person standing tall
- 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) ocean waves (b) dashes on a road (c) a jalebi (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) frame (d) line
- 31.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder
- 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 34.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
- 35.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cone (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 37.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) light first outlines (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, light washes
- 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
- 39.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
- 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) line (d) value
Answer key
- the side facing the lamp
- the brightest spot
- looks paler and bluer
- True
- value
- False
- 7
- the part in between
- can be seen all round
- soft, light washes
- vertical lines
- 6B
- True
- False
- a wavy line
- a standing tree trunk
- soft, dark marks
- texture
- leaving it in water
- True
- False
- water and mild soap
- space
- False
- True
- True
- a leaning ladder
- dashes on a road
- True
- frame
- a table top
- True
- True
- spiral line
- False
- cube
- bright, flat colour
- a small round brush
- 2B
- easel
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