Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 722 · 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.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
2. 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
9. 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
10. 10.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
11. 11.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) can be seen all round (c) a closed flat outline (d) a long, thin mark
12. 12.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) looks furry or scaly (d) how a surface feels
14. 14.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
15. 15.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
17. 17.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
18. 18.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
19. 19.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
20. 20.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a long, thin mark (c) has height, width, depth (d) looks furry or scaly
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) glue (c) space (d) shape
22. 22.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) criss-cross lines (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
23. 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
24. 24.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) light first outlines (c) bright, flat colour (d) do not smudge easily
29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
30. 30.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
32. 32.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
35. 35.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) line
36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
37. 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
40. 40.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False

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