Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 670 · 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: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines all one way
4. 4.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
5. 5.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 2B (c) HB (d) 4H
7. 7.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
9. 9.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
11. 11.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
14. 14.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) things that look biggest (c) the top of the scene (d) far hills and the sky
15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) shape
17. 17.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) texture (d) value
19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
20. 20.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
21. 21.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
24. 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
25. 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) do not smudge easily (c) see-through colour (d) thick, opaque paint
27. 27.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
28. 28.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
29. 29.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) value
32. 32.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
35. 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) where light hits most
36. 36.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a leaning ladder (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
38. 38.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
39. 39.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
40. 40.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False

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