Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 471 · 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: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a ruler’s edge (c) stitches on cloth (d) ocean waves
3. 3.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) smudging with a finger
7. 7.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) looks bigger
9. 9.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) overlaps other things
10. 10.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) space
15. 15.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a globe (b) a candle (c) a sugar cube (d) a matchbox
16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) shape (b) form (c) texture (d) value
17. 17.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) black (c) brown (d) blue
18. 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the darker half of it (d) the brightest spot
19. 19.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) things that look biggest (c) the top of the scene (d) the part nearest you
20. 20.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
22. 22.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 6B (d) 2B
23. 23.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a globe (b) a party hat (c) a candle (d) a matchbox
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) cuboid (c) pyramid (d) star
25. 25.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) 2B (c) B (d) 4B
27. 27.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
29. 29.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
31. 31.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
32. 32.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
33. 33.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖌️ 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
36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) True (b) False

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