Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 742 · 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 corners does a cube have?
2. 2.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
3. 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) glue
5. 5.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
6. 6.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
7. 7.True or false: a cut-here line looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
10. 10.Which of these is the element called value? (a) can be seen all round (b) a sense of near and far (c) how light or dark it is (d) a hue, like red or blue
11. 11.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
12. 12.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) things that look biggest (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
13. 13.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a sculpture (c) a cube (d) a form
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) frame (c) line (d) texture
15. 15.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) 2H (c) B (d) 2B
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
19. 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
20. 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
21. 21.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
25. 25.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the top of the scene (b) things that look biggest (c) the part nearest you (d) the bottom of the page
27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
28. 28.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
29. 29.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
31. 31.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) oval (c) sphere (d) circle
32. 32.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) near to far (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) white to black
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) light first outlines (c) thick, opaque paint (d) blend with a fingertip
34. 34.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a party hat (b) a sugar cube (c) a globe (d) a candle
35. 35.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
37. 37.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 2B (c) H (d) HB
38. 38.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
39. 39.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) the area around objects (c) a closed flat outline (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) form (b) colour (c) line (d) space

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