Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 460 · 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 brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
3. 3.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
4. 4.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part nearest you (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part in between
6. 6.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
7. 7.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
8. 8.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
9. 9.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
11. 11.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
12. 12.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
13. 13.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) only length and width (b) a sense of near and far (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) from white to black
14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) shape (b) value (c) colour (d) space
17. 17.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) B (b) 4H (c) HB (d) 2H
18. 18.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) space (b) texture (c) line (d) shape
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) mixed with lots of water (c) see-through colour (d) light first outlines
22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
23. 23.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
24. 24.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 4H (d) 6B
26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) square (c) pyramid (d) sphere
28. 28.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a tall lamp post
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) sponge
30. 30.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) focal point (c) border (d) background
32. 32.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
33. 33.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) thick, opaque paint (c) see-through colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
36. 36.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
37. 37.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the background. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) oval
39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
40. 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a leaning ladder

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