Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 511 · 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.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) glue (d) shape
2. 2.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) feet (b) knees (c) elbows (d) eyes
5. 5.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hot (b) high (c) hard (d) heavy
6. 6.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a sense of near and far (c) a closed flat outline (d) a solid 3D object
7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
8. 8.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
9. 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
10. 10.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
11. 11.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) B (c) 4B (d) HB
12. 12.🧊 Which 3D form is a marble shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) cuboid
13. 13.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
15. 15.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
17. 17.Which of these is the element called value? (a) only length and width (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a long, thin mark (d) from white to black
18. 18.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) in a corner (b) where the lines cross (c) at the very edge (d) off the page
19. 19.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) a moving dot’s path (d) has height, width, depth
20. 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a laser beam (c) a cut-here line (d) a lightning bolt
21. 21.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) how a surface feels (c) has height, width, depth (d) only length and width
22. 22.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
23. 23.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
25. 25.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
30. 30.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) value (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
32. 32.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
33. 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
34. 34.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a person standing tall
36. 36.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a long, thin mark (c) a flat 2D area (d) has height, width, depth
37. 37.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
39. 39.True or false: a tall lamp post is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) looks paler and bluer (c) is partly hidden (d) looks smaller

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