Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
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.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 2.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 3.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 4.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) space (b) texture (c) form (d) line
- 6.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) ocean waves (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a laser beam
- 7.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a cube (c) a form (d) a sculpture
- 10.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) is partly hidden (c) shows less detail (d) looks smaller
- 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) colour (d) space
- 14.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits near the horizon (d) overlaps other things
- 15.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 17.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
- 19.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a spiral (d) a zigzag
- 22.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 23.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 25.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
- 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
- 27.True or false: a rectangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) value
- 32.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 35.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
- 37.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
- 39.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- organic shape
- 4
- diagonal
- False
- texture
- the teeth of a saw
- False
- False
- a shape
- vertical
- False
- sits lower on the page
- shape
- overlaps other things
- True
- light value
- far away
- sponge
- False
- False
- a spiral
- organic shape
- False
- True
- giving a pencil a point
- the dark shape it throws
- True
- False
- near the viewer
- True
- texture
- False
- True
- geometric shape
- False
- watercolour
- 4
- rinsing brushes
- 9
- False
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