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: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 2.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
- 3.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, light washes
- 4.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks smaller
- 6.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) looks smaller (d) sits near the horizon
- 8.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) looks smaller
- 9.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) form
- 10.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) shows less detail (d) is partly hidden
- 11.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 12.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part farthest away (c) the bottom of the page (d) things that look biggest
- 13.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
- 15.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) shows less detail (d) overlaps other things
- 17.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 18.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: an oval is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 21.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
- 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 23.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) rectangle (c) cylinder (d) cone
- 26.True or false: a cone is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
- 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 30.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) 6B (c) 2H (d) B
- 31.True or false: ocean waves looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) where the lines cross (b) at the very edge (c) off the page (d) in a corner
- 33.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 34.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) how light or dark it is (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 36.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 38.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 2B (c) 2H (d) HB
- 39.🍦 How many flat faces does a cone have?
- 40.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) feet (c) eyes (d) elbows
Answer key
- False
- the side facing the lamp
- thick, opaque paint
- wavy line
- looks smaller
- colour
- looks bigger
- looks smaller
- line
- looks bigger
- True
- the part farthest away
- 2
- bristles up or flat
- True
- shows less detail
- horizontal
- True
- False
- False
- mixing colours
- good brush care
- True
- True
- rectangle
- True
- letting paint dry on it
- True
- vertical
- 2H
- True
- where the lines cross
- geometric shape
- True
- the area around objects
- 7
- reshaping the tip
- 2B
- 1
- eyes
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