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 paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
- 2.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) see-through colour (c) blend with a fingertip (d) thick, opaque paint
- 3.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
- 5.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) at the bottom edge (b) on the horizon line (c) on the frame (d) in the foreground
- 6.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) bright, flat colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 9.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 10.True or false: a sphere is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) space
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 13.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
- 14.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
- 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
- 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
- 18.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a closed flat outline (b) what a rainbow shows (c) can be seen all round (d) from white to black
- 19.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) bright, flat colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 21.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 22.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part farthest away (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
- 23.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 24.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) value (d) space
- 28.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 6B (c) HB (d) B
- 29.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 30.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) how a surface feels (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a long, thin mark
- 31.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) water pot
- 33.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) light first outlines (d) see-through colour
- 35.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) gaps between things (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a moving dot’s path (d) only length and width
- 36.🍃 Is a cloud a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
- 38.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
- 39.Which of these is the element called line? (a) gaps between things (b) how a surface feels (c) a long, thin mark (d) from white to black
- 40.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
Answer key
- poster colour
- blend with a fingertip
- False
- a small round brush
- on the horizon line
- True
- True
- bright, flat colour
- soft, creamy sticks
- True
- texture
- reshaping the tip
- watercolour
- False
- lines all one way
- frame
- round brush
- can be seen all round
- False
- light first outlines
- False
- the part nearest you
- light value
- True
- False
- 9
- space
- 4H
- 7
- how a surface feels
- grey lines for sketching
- flat brush
- False
- thick, opaque paint
- only length and width
- organic shape
- horizontal lines
- a leaning ladder
- a long, thin mark
- horizontal
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