Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 456 · 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.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) big to small (c) white to black (d) red to blue
2. 2.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) a row of pointy peaks
3. 3.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a person standing tall (d) a tall lamp post
4. 4.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) space
6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
8. 8.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) overlaps other things (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page
11. 11.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is the element called form? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a flat 2D area (c) a solid 3D object (d) from white to black
13. 13.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
14. 14.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
16. 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
17. 17.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) how a surface feels (c) a long, thin mark (d) from white to black
19. 19.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) hatching
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
22. 22.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks smaller (c) is partly hidden (d) sits lower on the page
23. 23.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
24. 24.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
26. 26.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) square
27. 27.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) B (c) HB (d) 2B
28. 28.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) bright, flat colour (d) blend with a fingertip
32. 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
33. 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
34. 34.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
35. 35.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
36. 36.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) gaps between things (c) only length and width (d) how light or dark it is
37. 37.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
38. 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
39. 39.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
40. 40.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False

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