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.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
- 4.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) H (c) HB (d) 2H
- 5.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 6.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
- 7.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 8.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) above the object
- 9.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) value (b) colour (c) form (d) shape
- 10.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
- 11.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 16.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a wriggling snake (c) a flag in the wind (d) dashes on a road
- 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) space (b) form (c) texture (d) colour
- 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) pyramid (b) oval (c) square (d) circle
- 21.Which of these is the element called space? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a closed flat outline (d) the area around objects
- 22.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks smaller (c) is partly hidden (d) looks paler and bluer
- 23.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 25.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
- 27.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 29.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cube
- 31.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 32.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) the area around objects (c) gaps between things (d) a closed flat outline
- 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cone (d) square
- 35.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
- 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 37.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 38.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 39.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
Answer key
- False
- True
- rinsing brushes
- HB
- 9
- value
- True
- on the left side
- form
- 2B
- True
- False
- False
- False
- near the viewer
- dashes on a road
- colour
- vertical lines
- True
- pyramid
- the area around objects
- sits lower on the page
- geometric shape
- far away
- vertical
- dabbing soft textures
- True
- bad for the brush
- False
- cuboid
- horizontal
- how light or dark it is
- False
- sphere
- on the right side
- soft, dark marks
- 7
- hatching
- True
- cast shadow
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