Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 446 · 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: an object that looks smaller seems far away. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cube (b) cone (c) square (d) sphere
3. 3.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
5. 5.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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 dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
7. 7.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) has height, width, depth (c) gaps between things (d) a sense of near and far
9. 9.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) its shadow on the table (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
12. 12.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) HB (d) 2B
14. 14.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows more detail (c) shows less detail (d) is partly hidden
15. 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
16. 16.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) frame (d) line
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, light washes (d) do not smudge easily
20. 20.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks smaller (b) sits lower on the page (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows less detail
23. 23.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
24. 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
25. 25.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
26. 26.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
27. 27.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) form (c) colour (d) line
31. 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) value (d) form
33. 33.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
34. 34.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
36. 36.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a brick (b) a traffic cone (c) a water pipe (d) a candle
37. 37.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
39. 39.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) circle

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