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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 462 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) space (d) shape
  4. 4.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
  5. 5.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
  7. 7.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  8. 8.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) in a corner (c) where the lines cross (d) off the page
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) HB (d) 2B
  10. 10.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
  15. 15.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  16. 16.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  17. 17.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
  19. 19.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) a closed flat outline (c) a solid 3D object (d) what a rainbow shows
  21. 21.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks paler and bluer (c) shows less detail (d) sits lower on the page
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  25. 25.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lines all one way (d) lots of tiny dots
  26. 26.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
  28. 28.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
  30. 30.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a playground slide (c) a standing tree trunk (d) the edge of a calm sea
  31. 31.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the frame (b) in the foreground (c) on the horizon line (d) at the bottom edge
  32. 32.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a matchbox (b) a brick (c) a party hat (d) a water pipe
  33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
  36. 36.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a dice (b) a marble (c) a party hat (d) a drinking straw
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a closed flat outline (c) gaps between things (d) a hue, like red or blue
  38. 38.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  39. 39.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. dark value
  2. zigzag lines
  3. shape
  4. wavy line
  5. False
  6. a sleeping person
  7. diagonal lines
  8. where the lines cross
  9. HB
  10. True
  11. True
  12. False
  13. shadow side
  14. easel
  15. dotted or broken line
  16. 4H
  17. False
  18. round brush
  19. organic shape
  20. what a rainbow shows
  21. dabbing soft textures
  22. sits lower on the page
  23. False
  24. 7
  25. lines all one way
  26. a spiral
  27. diagonal lines
  28. True
  29. horizontal lines
  30. the edge of a calm sea
  31. on the horizon line
  32. a water pipe
  33. bad for the brush
  34. scrubbing hard on paper
  35. curved lines
  36. a marble
  37. a closed flat outline
  38. 2B
  39. False
  40. False

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