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.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
- 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sponge (d) water pot
- 3.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 4B (c) 2H (d) H
- 5.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a moving dot’s path (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 7.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
- 9.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
- 12.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) space
- 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 16.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
- 18.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) shape (c) value (d) line
- 19.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) feet (c) knees (d) elbows
- 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 22.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 25.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) black (c) brown (d) blue
- 26.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) square (b) star (c) rectangle (d) cylinder
- 27.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 29.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 30.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 4B (d) B
- 31.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 32.🧊 Which 3D form is a globe shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) cone (d) cuboid
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circle (b) rectangle (c) pyramid (d) star
- 34.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 35.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
- 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
- 38.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 40.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a snail shell (d) a flag in the wind
Answer key
- on the left side
- round brush
- True
- 4B
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- vertical
- True
- on the right side
- False
- True
- a leaning ladder
- dark value
- oil pastels
- shape
- diagonal
- far away
- pencil
- line
- False
- eyes
- vertical lines
- True
- False
- True
- black
- cylinder
- False
- near the viewer
- a 3D form
- HB
- far away
- sphere
- pyramid
- 7
- background
- lines crossing over
- mixing colours
- False
- background
- a ruler’s edge
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