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.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 2.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) line (d) form
- 4.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 5.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
- 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
- 7.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
- 9.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 10.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a candle (b) a water pipe (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a dice
- 11.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) elbows (c) feet (d) knees
- 12.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) gaps between things
- 13.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
- 16.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) looks paler and bluer
- 17.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 19.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 21.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
- 25.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 26.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) far hills and the sky (b) things that look biggest (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 28.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) form (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 29.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) cube (d) square
- 31.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part farthest away (c) things that look biggest (d) the top of the scene
- 33.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 34.🍃 Is a cloud a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 35.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 36.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
- 38.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) sphere (c) square (d) cube
- 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
Answer key
- wax crayons
- watercolour
- easel
- 7
- texture
- a standing tree trunk
- lines crossing over
- poster colour
- True
- an ice-cream cone
- eyes
- a hue, like red or blue
- False
- True
- holding paper flat
- looks paler and bluer
- True
- poster colour
- dark value
- horizontal lines
- a 3D form
- True
- False
- bristles up or flat
- watercolour
- far hills and the sky
- soft, dark marks
- texture
- 0
- square
- False
- things that look biggest
- sits near the horizon
- organic shape
- False
- fine lines and details
- washing with mild soap
- sphere
- highlight
- the part nearest you
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