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: “has height, width, depth” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) value
- 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 5.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, light washes
- 6.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
- 7.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 8.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 9.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) form (d) value
- 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
- 11.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a flat 2D area (b) from white to black (c) how a surface feels (d) a solid 3D object
- 12.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
- 13.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 14.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 15.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a coiled rope
- 16.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a sense of near and far (c) from white to black (d) can be seen all round
- 17.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 18.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) the part in between (d) the top of the scene
- 19.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
- 20.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) colour (b) value (c) shape (d) space
- 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
- 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) easel
- 25.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 28.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 29.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
- 30.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 31.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 32.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 34.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 35.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) shape
- 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
- 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
- 40.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
Answer key
- False
- False
- texture
- cast shadow
- soft, light washes
- shape
- dark value
- a 3D form
- value
- bristles up or flat
- how a surface feels
- the side away from light
- a 2D shape
- 7
- a coiled rope
- a sense of near and far
- False
- the part in between
- press harder
- a tightly pulled rope
- space
- True
- a 3D form
- sharpener
- True
- True
- rinsing between colours
- light value
- True
- stippling
- 4
- blending
- light value
- hard, light marks
- False
- washing with mild soap
- line
- watercolour
- sponge
- soft, dark marks
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