Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 455 · 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.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
3. 3.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
4. 4.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
5. 5.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) square (b) cube (c) cone (d) sphere
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) see-through colour (b) blend with a fingertip (c) mixed with lots of water (d) light first outlines
7. 7.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) sphere
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
9. 9.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a shape (c) a sculpture (d) a cube
11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
12. 12.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
13. 13.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
14. 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
15. 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
16. 16.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) smudging with a finger
17. 17.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) texture
20. 20.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) soft, light washes (c) thick, opaque paint (d) bright, flat colour
22. 22.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a snail shell (d) a jalebi
23. 23.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
25. 25.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) cube (c) circle (d) cone
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
27. 27.🧊 Which 3D form is a traffic cone shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cube
28. 28.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cone (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cylinder
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) sits lower on the page
30. 30.True or false: a laser beam looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
32. 32.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
33. 33.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 2H (c) 6B (d) HB
34. 34.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
36. 36.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks bigger (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits near the horizon
37. 37.✏️ 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
38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
39. 39.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a flag in the wind (c) a snail shell (d) a tightly pulled rope
40. 40.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?

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