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.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 2.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
- 4.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part in between (c) the part nearest you (d) the part farthest away
- 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a falling tree (c) a tall lamp post (d) a standing tree trunk
- 6.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a flat 2D area (c) a long, thin mark (d) has height, width, depth
- 7.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
- 10.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 11.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
- 13.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
- 15.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 19.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) cone (d) cube
- 20.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) circle (c) rectangle (d) triangle
- 23.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 24.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
- 27.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
- 31.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a shape (c) a cube (d) a form
- 32.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a flat 2D area (d) how a surface feels
- 33.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) high (c) hard (d) hot
- 34.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows more detail
- 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) line
- 38.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
- 39.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks smaller (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page
- 40.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
Answer key
- stippling
- dark value
- letting paint dry on it
- the part in between
- a falling tree
- a long, thin mark
- True
- False
- zigzag line
- dotted or broken line
- False
- vertical lines
- True
- wavy line
- False
- False
- False
- near the viewer
- cube
- False
- washing with mild soap
- pyramid
- light value
- False
- False
- the side away from light
- False
- True
- False
- grey lines for sketching
- a shape
- from white to black
- hard
- False
- shows more detail
- False
- value
- zigzag line
- sits lower on the page
- a 2D shape
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