Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 587 · 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.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) in a corner (b) where the lines cross (c) at the very edge (d) off the page
2. 2.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
5. 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a table top (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
6. 6.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a candle (b) a football (c) a dice (d) a drinking straw
7. 7.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
8. 8.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a sense of near and far (b) how a surface feels (c) a moving dot’s path (d) gaps between things
9. 9.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) frame (d) line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) is partly hidden (c) shows less detail (d) sits lower on the page
12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
13. 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
14. 14.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
15. 15.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) colour (c) line (d) form
18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) texture (b) space (c) shape (d) line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) sits lower on the page
20. 20.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
21. 21.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) square (c) star (d) triangle
25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) form
26. 26.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
29. 29.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
30. 30.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the background. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is called stippling? (a) dots packed close (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) smudging with a finger
35. 35.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part in between (c) the part farthest away (d) things that look biggest
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
40. 40.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?

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