Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 558 · 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.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the background. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
4. 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
5. 5.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
8. 8.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) under the object (d) on the ceiling
10. 10.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
11. 11.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) border (b) highlight (c) vanishing point (d) foreground
12. 12.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) a flag in the wind
14. 14.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) can be seen all round (d) the area around objects
16. 16.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a tall lamp post
18. 18.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) value (b) line (c) space (d) form
23. 23.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
24. 24.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
26. 26.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a ruler’s edge (d) dashes on a road
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) circle (c) triangle (d) cone
33. 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
34. 34.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part in between (c) the part farthest away (d) the top of the scene
35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
39. 39.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a star is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True

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