Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 440 · 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.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) many parallel lines
3. 3.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) texture (b) colour (c) space (d) value
5. 5.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a laser beam (b) a coiled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a row of pointy peaks
6. 6.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) texture (b) form (c) colour (d) line
10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
11. 11.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a cube is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cone (b) cylinder (c) cube (d) cuboid
14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) form (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
15. 15.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
18. 18.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) circle (c) sphere (d) oval
19. 19.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) rectangle (c) square (d) cone
20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
21. 21.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) mixed with lots of water (d) thick, opaque paint
26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
27. 27.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4B (b) HB (c) 2H (d) 4H
30. 30.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a moving dot’s path (d) what a rainbow shows
32. 32.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
33. 33.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
36. 36.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part nearest you (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
37. 37.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) space (d) colour
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
39. 39.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True

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