Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 664 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
3. 3.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
4. 4.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
6. 6.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
7. 7.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
10. 10.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) a solid 3D object (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
11. 11.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) overlaps other things (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
18. 18.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
20. 20.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a snail shell (c) a lightning bolt (d) a ruler’s edge
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, light washes (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) grey lines for sketching (d) blend with a fingertip
22. 22.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
23. 23.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a cube (c) a sculpture (d) a shape
24. 24.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
25. 25.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cuboid
26. 26.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) do not smudge easily (d) see-through colour
32. 32.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a traffic cone (b) a globe (c) a matchbox (d) an ice-cream cone
33. 33.True or false: a cone is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
36. 36.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
38. 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a standing tree trunk
40. 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) line (d) easel

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