Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 613 · 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.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
4. 4.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) sphere (b) pyramid (c) rectangle (d) cuboid
5. 5.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
6. 6.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) oval (c) pyramid (d) rectangle
9. 9.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems far away. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
11. 11.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a coiled rope (b) ocean waves (c) dashes on a road (d) a wriggling snake
12. 12.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
13. 13.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) in the sky (c) above the object (d) under the object
14. 14.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks smaller (c) shows less detail (d) is partly hidden
16. 16.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) form (c) colour (d) shape
18. 18.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the darker half of it (d) the dark shape it throws
20. 20.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
21. 21.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
22. 22.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) space (d) value
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) overlaps other things
24. 24.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
26. 26.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) grey lines for sketching (d) blend with a fingertip
28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) near to far (d) big to small
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, creamy sticks
30. 30.True or false: a square is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) see-through colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
32. 32.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
33. 33.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) 4B
35. 35.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) smudging with a finger (d) criss-cross lines
36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
37. 37.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
39. 39.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) palette

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