Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 728 · 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.True or false: a circle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks smaller (c) shows more detail (d) shows less detail
6. 6.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) dashes on a road (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
8. 8.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cube
9. 9.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
14. 14.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) far hills and the sky
15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
17. 17.True or false: a cone is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the right side (c) on the left side (d) above the object
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
20. 20.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) what a rainbow shows (c) has height, width, depth (d) a closed flat outline
21. 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) line (d) value
22. 22.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) horizontal lines (b) diagonal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
23. 23.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) stitches on cloth (d) a coiled rope
25. 25.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a closed flat outline (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) only length and width
27. 27.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
28. 28.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) frame (c) texture (d) line
31. 31.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) line
33. 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
34. 34.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
35. 35.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) zigzag line (b) dotted or broken line (c) straight line (d) spiral line

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