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.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 3.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 4.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
- 5.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 6.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 7.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 8.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
- 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
- 11.True or false: a star is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 13.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 14.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) water pot
- 16.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) feet (c) elbows (d) eyes
- 19.🖼️ 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
- 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 26.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 27.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
- 28.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
- 33.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) texture
- 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
- 35.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 36.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) blend with a fingertip (d) mixed with lots of water
- 37.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 39.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
Answer key
- True
- middle ground
- texture
- see-through colour
- geometric shape
- blending
- False
- wide, straight strokes
- medium marks
- rinsing between colours
- False
- foreground
- vertical
- True
- flat brush
- True
- True
- eyes
- where the lines cross
- True
- wavy line
- 7
- True
- False
- True
- a 3D form
- a tall lamp post
- False
- True
- near the viewer
- soft, dark marks
- easel
- shape
- giving a pencil a point
- light value
- blend with a fingertip
- False
- diagonal
- True
- shadow side
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