Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 423 · 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 makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
2. 2.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
5. 5.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
7. 7.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🍃 Is a leaf a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
11. 11.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
13. 13.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) things that look biggest (b) the top of the scene (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
14. 14.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cylinder (d) cube
15. 15.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a sense of near and far (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
16. 16.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
17. 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
18. 18.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a puddle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.✏️ 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
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) see-through colour
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
24. 24.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
25. 25.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a wriggling snake (c) stitches on cloth (d) dashes on a road
27. 27.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) sits lower on the page (c) sits near the horizon (d) overlaps other things
28. 28.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks smaller
29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
30. 30.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
31. 31.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
36. 36.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a form (c) a cube (d) a shape
37. 37.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
38. 38.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you

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