Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 552 · 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.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
2. 2.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a sense of near and far (d) how light or dark it is
5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
6. 6.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
8. 8.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
9. 9.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
10. 10.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
14. 14.True or false: a triangle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
16. 16.Which of these is the element called space? (a) gaps between things (b) a flat 2D area (c) looks furry or scaly (d) can be seen all round
17. 17.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a flat outline (c) a 2D shape
18. 18.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
20. 20.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, light washes (c) thick, opaque paint (d) hard, waxy sticks
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
23. 23.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the part farthest away
24. 24.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a closed flat outline
25. 25.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks smaller (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things
28. 28.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the bottom of the page
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) soft, light washes
30. 30.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) colour (b) space (c) line (d) form
32. 32.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a table top
33. 33.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) star (c) square (d) pyramid
36. 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
38. 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False

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