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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 673 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  3. 3.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) value
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  6. 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  7. 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) value (d) texture
  8. 8.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  9. 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a wavy line (c) a straight line (d) a dotted line
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
  11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
  12. 12.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) off the page (b) where the lines cross (c) at the very edge (d) in a corner
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) space (c) texture (d) line
  14. 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
  16. 16.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  17. 17.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cube
  18. 18.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) a jalebi (c) a flag in the wind (d) stitches on cloth
  19. 19.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
  21. 21.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
  22. 22.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) zigzag line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
  23. 23.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) a cut-here line
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) colour (c) shape (d) value
  26. 26.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) stitches on cloth
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  29. 29.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) a coiled rope (c) dashes on a road (d) a row of pointy peaks
  35. 35.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  36. 36.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a party hat (b) a marble (c) a drinking straw (d) a globe
  37. 37.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) circle (c) rectangle (d) sphere
  38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  40. 40.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 4H (c) 4B (d) 6B

Answer key

  1. value
  2. highlight
  3. texture
  4. curved lines
  5. oil pastels
  6. 7
  7. frame
  8. light value
  9. a wavy line
  10. thick, opaque paint
  11. dabbing soft textures
  12. where the lines cross
  13. texture
  14. False
  15. a wide flat brush
  16. light value
  17. sphere
  18. a flag in the wind
  19. True
  20. standing on its bristles
  21. zigzag line
  22. spiral line
  23. False
  24. a snail shell
  25. form
  26. stitches on cloth
  27. light value
  28. poster colour
  29. blending
  30. True
  31. True
  32. far away
  33. leaving it in water
  34. a row of pointy peaks
  35. vertical
  36. a drinking straw
  37. sphere
  38. True
  39. near the viewer
  40. 4H

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