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.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) far hills and the sky (d) things that look biggest
- 2.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a person standing tall
- 4.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
- 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 6.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cube (b) cone (c) circle (d) sphere
- 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 8.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a sculpture (c) a shape (d) a cube
- 10.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
- 12.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
- 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 15.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
- 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
- 19.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) texture
- 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
- 23.True or false: a square is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) shape (c) texture (d) colour
- 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) square (c) pyramid (d) oval
- 28.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 29.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
- 32.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 34.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) line
- 35.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 37.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) shape (b) space (c) value (d) form
Answer key
- far hills and the sky
- False
- a person standing tall
- giving a pencil a point
- bad for the brush
- cube
- 7
- False
- a shape
- True
- poster colour
- False
- rinsing between colours
- highlight
- True
- a small round brush
- reshaping the tip
- leaving it in water
- False
- standing on its bristles
- texture
- line
- True
- shape
- True
- curved lines
- pyramid
- organic shape
- False
- False
- washing with mild soap
- 4
- far away
- shape
- True
- 9
- False
- False
- False
- form
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