Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
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.
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- 1.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 3.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 4.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 5.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
- 7.True or false: a puddle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a long, thin mark (c) has height, width, depth (d) a sense of near and far
- 11.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a party hat (b) a water pipe (c) a marble (d) a globe
- 12.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 18.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
- 21.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a cut-here line
- 22.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
- 23.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 24.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 28.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
- 29.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) things that look biggest
- 30.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) square (b) cylinder (c) circle (d) star
- 31.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 32.Which of these is the element called line? (a) from white to black (b) a flat 2D area (c) a long, thin mark (d) a sense of near and far
- 33.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
- 34.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) things that look biggest (c) the part farthest away (d) the part in between
- 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
- 36.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
- 38.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
Answer key
- far away
- 7
- 8
- bad for the brush
- False
- masking tape
- True
- True
- True
- a sense of near and far
- a party hat
- False
- False
- True
- False
- True
- dotted or broken line
- True
- False
- lots of tiny dots
- a cut-here line
- a 3D form
- diagonal
- 4
- hard, light marks
- False
- diagonal
- looks bigger
- the top of the scene
- cylinder
- bad for the brush
- a long, thin mark
- diagonal lines
- the part in between
- palette
- True
- bristles up or flat
- False
- False
- washing with mild soap
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