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 laser beam looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) B (d) H
- 3.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 6.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) what a rainbow shows (c) gaps between things (d) a closed flat outline
- 7.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
- 8.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 10.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) mixed with lots of water (c) light first outlines (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
- 12.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 16.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a flat 2D area (d) gaps between things
- 18.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) background (c) focal point (d) border
- 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sponge
- 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
- 21.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a sculpture (b) a form (c) a cube (d) a shape
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) overlaps other things (c) shows less detail (d) sits lower on the page
- 23.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) circle (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 25.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 28.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 6B (d) 4H
- 29.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 31.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
- 34.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) feet (c) elbows (d) knees
- 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
- 36.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) line (d) value
- 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
- 39.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part farthest away is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) form (c) line (d) value
Answer key
- False
- B
- True
- a 3D form
- standing on its bristles
- what a rainbow shows
- line
- False
- vertical
- light first outlines
- standing on its bristles
- 4
- True
- False
- organic shape
- True
- a hue, like red or blue
- focal point
- flat brush
- zigzag lines
- a shape
- shows less detail
- False
- circle
- True
- True
- 7
- 4H
- False
- cast shadow
- True
- far away
- glue
- eyes
- round brush
- light value
- texture
- a small round brush
- False
- easel
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