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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 50 · 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.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
  8. 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  11. 11.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a standing tree trunk
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) how light or dark it is (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) the area around objects
  14. 14.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
  17. 17.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) overlaps other things (b) is partly hidden (c) shows less detail (d) looks paler and bluer
  20. 20.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 4B (c) 2B (d) 4H
  21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  22. 22.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows more detail (c) looks smaller (d) sits near the horizon
  23. 23.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) space
  24. 24.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) light first outlines (c) thick, opaque paint (d) do not smudge easily
  26. 26.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a globe (b) a candle (c) a drinking straw (d) a traffic cone
  27. 27.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
  29. 29.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
  30. 30.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called space? (a) gaps between things (b) a long, thin mark (c) a flat 2D area (d) what a rainbow shows
  32. 32.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the horizon line (b) in the foreground (c) on the frame (d) at the bottom edge
  33. 33.True or false: a cone is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  35. 35.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  36. 36.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over

Answer key

  1. vertical lines
  2. False
  3. False
  4. False
  5. False
  6. True
  7. 12
  8. 7
  9. the darker half of it
  10. rinsing between colours
  11. True
  12. a standing tree trunk
  13. how light or dark it is
  14. True
  15. on the right side
  16. water and mild soap
  17. False
  18. True
  19. overlaps other things
  20. 4H
  21. soft, dark marks
  22. shows more detail
  23. texture
  24. hatching
  25. see-through colour
  26. a traffic cone
  27. True
  28. the brightest spot
  29. 4
  30. 2
  31. gaps between things
  32. on the horizon line
  33. True
  34. where light hits most
  35. light value
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. lines crossing over

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