Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 447 · 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: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) triangle (c) sphere (d) rectangle
4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, light washes (d) see-through colour
6. 6.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
7. 7.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
9. 9.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
10. 10.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the background. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) glue (d) space
12. 12.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
13. 13.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
15. 15.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) vanishing point (b) border (c) highlight (d) foreground
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) mixed with lots of water (c) do not smudge easily (d) blend with a fingertip
17. 17.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
19. 19.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) pyramid (c) square (d) cone
20. 20.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
23. 23.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
24. 24.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a dice (b) a traffic cone (c) a candle (d) a brick
25. 25.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
28. 28.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a wavy line (b) a zigzag line (c) a dotted line (d) a straight line
30. 30.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
31. 31.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) brown (c) blue (d) big
32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
35. 35.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 6B (c) HB (d) 2B
36. 36.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) form (b) line (c) space (d) texture
38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) is partly hidden (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
40. 40.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer

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