Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 6 · 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: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) hard, waxy sticks
4. 4.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value
6. 6.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
7. 7.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) texture
10. 10.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
11. 11.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a candle (b) a matchbox (c) a dice (d) a marble
12. 12.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) a long, thin mark (c) only length and width (d) how light or dark it is
13. 13.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
17. 17.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cube (b) cone (c) sphere (d) square
18. 18.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) the area around objects (c) from white to black (d) looks furry or scaly
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) overlaps other things (c) looks smaller (d) sits lower on the page
21. 21.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) circle
22. 22.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a dotted line (c) a straight line (d) a wavy line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
24. 24.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a matchbox (b) a dice (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a candle
25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
26. 26.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) above the object (d) on the ceiling
29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
30. 30.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) charcoal (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
31. 31.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
33. 33.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a ruler’s edge
34. 34.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) space (c) form (d) texture
36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) shows less detail (d) overlaps other things
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) mixed with lots of water (c) blend with a fingertip (d) soft, light washes

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