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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 624 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
  3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  5. 5.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) in the foreground (b) on the frame (c) on the horizon line (d) at the bottom edge
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) looks smaller
  8. 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  9. 9.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a flower petal is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how light or dark it is (b) from white to black (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a closed flat outline
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) shape (c) space (d) form
  14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
  15. 15.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  19. 19.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  21. 21.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  23. 23.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  24. 24.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) can be seen all round (c) a sense of near and far (d) how a surface feels
  26. 26.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) space
  27. 27.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) big to small
  28. 28.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a laser beam (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
  30. 30.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cube
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a closed flat outline (d) looks furry or scaly
  32. 32.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  34. 34.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  35. 35.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) line (b) space (c) form (d) shape
  37. 37.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
  39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  40. 40.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a table top (d) a falling tree

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the darker half of it
  3. washing with mild soap
  4. vertical lines
  5. on the horizon line
  6. shows less detail
  7. looks smaller
  8. soft, dark marks
  9. False
  10. False
  11. letting paint dry on it
  12. a closed flat outline
  13. space
  14. dabbing soft textures
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. 7
  19. False
  20. poster colour
  21. near the viewer
  22. good brush care
  23. diagonal
  24. True
  25. a sense of near and far
  26. texture
  27. white to black
  28. True
  29. a coiled rope
  30. cube
  31. the area around objects
  32. False
  33. horizontal
  34. horizontal
  35. True
  36. shape
  37. True
  38. background
  39. a small round brush
  40. a falling tree

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