Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 512 · 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 element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) form (c) line (d) texture
2. 2.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a ruler’s edge
3. 3.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cuboid
4. 4.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a long, thin mark (c) can be seen all round (d) gaps between things
5. 5.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) oval (b) rectangle (c) sphere (d) circle
7. 7.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
10. 10.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a tall lamp post (d) a playground slide
11. 11.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
12. 12.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
13. 13.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
17. 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
18. 18.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
20. 20.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) frame
22. 22.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a cube (b) a form (c) a shape (d) a sculpture
23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
26. 26.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
27. 27.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
28. 28.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
29. 29.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
31. 31.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) stitches on cloth
32. 32.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits lower on the page (b) sits near the horizon (c) is partly hidden (d) looks paler and bluer
34. 34.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
35. 35.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part in between (c) the bottom of the page (d) far hills and the sky
36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
37. 37.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) line (b) texture (c) colour (d) space
39. 39.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) gaps between things (d) looks furry or scaly
40. 40.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False

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