Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 692 · 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.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
2. 2.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) zigzag lines
3. 3.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) foreground (b) border (c) highlight (d) vanishing point
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) sphere (c) rectangle (d) circle
5. 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) things that look biggest
6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) texture (d) value
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
8. 8.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a snail shell (d) the teeth of a saw
9. 9.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) only length and width (d) a long, thin mark
10. 10.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) what a rainbow shows (c) from white to black (d) a long, thin mark
11. 11.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) charcoal
12. 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lots of tiny dots (c) dots packed close (d) many parallel lines
15. 15.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
17. 17.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
18. 18.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) 4B
19. 19.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
21. 21.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) square (b) cube (c) cone (d) sphere
22. 22.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a brick (b) a globe (c) a candle (d) an ice-cream cone
23. 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the top of the scene (b) the part in between (c) the part nearest you (d) the bottom of the page
26. 26.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
29. 29.True or false: dark grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
33. 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
36. 36.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) how light or dark it is (c) how a surface feels (d) only length and width
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) light first outlines (c) mixed with lots of water (d) thick, opaque paint
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks paler and bluer (c) is partly hidden (d) shows less detail
40. 40.Which of these is the element called space? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) gaps between things (c) has height, width, depth (d) a long, thin mark

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