Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 598 · 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 shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
2. 2.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) is partly hidden
4. 4.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📏 What kind of line does a coiled rope look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
7. 7.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) hot (d) heavy
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) see-through colour (b) blend with a fingertip (c) bright, flat colour (d) do not smudge easily
12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
13. 13.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is the element called value? (a) only length and width (b) can be seen all round (c) the area around objects (d) how light or dark it is
15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) cylinder (c) rectangle (d) oval
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) bright, flat colour (c) see-through colour (d) mixed with lots of water
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, light washes (d) thick, opaque paint
21. 21.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
22. 22.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cube (b) sphere (c) cone (d) circle
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) blend with a fingertip
24. 24.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
26. 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
27. 27.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
29. 29.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
33. 33.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) lines crossing over
35. 35.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a closed flat outline (c) how light or dark it is (d) gaps between things
36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
40. 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the top of the scene (c) the bottom of the page (d) far hills and the sky

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