Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 525 · 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) texture (b) value (c) frame (d) line
2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) space (c) shape (d) texture
3. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) shape (c) glue (d) colour
4. 4.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) only length and width (b) can be seen all round (c) the area around objects (d) how a surface feels
5. 5.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
6. 6.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) inside the object (d) on the left side
7. 7.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
8. 8.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
9. 9.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a playground slide is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
13. 13.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
14. 14.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a wriggling snake (d) a laser beam
20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
22. 22.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) ocean waves (b) a snail shell (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) the teeth of a saw
23. 23.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) cuboid (c) cylinder (d) pyramid
26. 26.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) a laser beam
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) mixed with lots of water
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
33. 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
34. 34.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a brick (b) a dice (c) a drinking straw (d) a globe
35. 35.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) sponge
38. 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) True (b) False

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