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 star is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 4.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
- 5.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 6.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4B (b) HB (c) 6B (d) 2H
- 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 8.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
- 9.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🍃 Is a cloud a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 11.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 12.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the top of the scene (c) the part farthest away (d) the part in between
- 13.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 15.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) texture (b) form (c) space (d) value
- 16.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines
- 17.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) see-through colour (b) mixed with lots of water (c) soft, light washes (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 18.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) colour (b) value (c) line (d) texture
- 19.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
- 21.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 22.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) space (c) form (d) value
- 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 24.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a dotted line (c) a wavy line (d) a zigzag line
- 25.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
- 27.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
- 29.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape (c) a flat outline
- 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 31.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) grey lines for sketching (c) thick, opaque paint (d) blend with a fingertip
- 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
- 33.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
- 34.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 35.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 36.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
- 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) horizontal lines
- 39.🧊 How many corners does a cube have?
- 40.True or false: a snail shell looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- True
- texture
- the side facing the lamp
- vertical
- HB
- True
- 2B
- False
- organic shape
- True
- the part in between
- True
- shadow side
- space
- vertical lines
- soft, creamy sticks
- texture
- 7
- drying bristles up
- bad for the brush
- form
- bad for the brush
- a wavy line
- diagonal
- standing on its bristles
- organic shape
- standing on its bristles
- a 3D form
- horizontal
- see-through colour
- rinsing brushes
- 4B
- cross-hatching
- False
- the brightest spot
- highlight
- diagonal lines
- 8
- True
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