Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 563 · 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 tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) texture
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
3. 3.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
4. 4.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
6. 6.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
7. 7.True or false: a hexagon is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a cuboid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a spiral (c) a straight line (d) a zigzag
10. 10.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
12. 12.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) light first outlines
14. 14.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
17. 17.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the bottom of the page
19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
20. 20.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a falling tree (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a person standing tall
22. 22.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
24. 24.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cylinder (c) cube (d) cuboid
25. 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
28. 28.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) frame (d) value
30. 30.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
31. 31.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
32. 32.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
33. 33.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows less detail (c) is partly hidden (d) sits near the horizon
34. 34.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
35. 35.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
36. 36.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
38. 38.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) triangle (c) sphere (d) rectangle
39. 39.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
40. 40.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline

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