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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) round brush
- 2.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) in the foreground (b) at the bottom edge (c) on the frame (d) on the horizon line
- 3.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) looks smaller (d) sits lower on the page
- 6.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) smudging with a finger (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
- 7.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 8.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) round brush
- 10.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 11.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) 2B (c) H (d) 6B
- 13.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
- 15.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) shows more detail
- 17.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the right side
- 19.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) line (d) easel
- 22.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) 6B (d) H
- 23.True or false: a star is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is called stippling? (a) criss-cross lines (b) smudging with a finger (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines crossing over
- 25.True or false: a flower petal is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows less detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks bigger
- 27.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines all one way (b) smooth, soft tones (c) many parallel lines (d) criss-cross lines
- 28.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) square
- 30.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
- 33.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) light first outlines (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
- 34.Which of these is the element called space? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) only length and width (c) a sense of near and far (d) has height, width, depth
- 35.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 37.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press lighter (b) use an eraser (c) add water (d) press harder
- 38.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 39.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 40.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part nearest you (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part farthest away (d) the top of the scene
Answer key
- round brush
- on the horizon line
- False
- False
- sits lower on the page
- lines all one way
- light value
- a 3D form
- sponge
- bad for the brush
- False
- H
- True
- frame
- horizontal lines
- is partly hidden
- True
- on the right side
- far away
- 7
- easel
- 6B
- True
- lots of tiny dots
- True
- shows less detail
- smooth, soft tones
- False
- sphere
- geometric shape
- line
- form
- mixed with lots of water
- a sense of near and far
- True
- diagonal lines
- press harder
- 2
- False
- the part nearest you
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