Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 796 · 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 falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a long, thin mark (b) gaps between things (c) how light or dark it is (d) a flat 2D area
4. 4.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
6. 6.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) blend with a fingertip (c) see-through colour (d) light first outlines
8. 8.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a puddle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) the edge of a calm sea
13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
14. 14.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
16. 16.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the background. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) pyramid (d) oval
18. 18.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part in between (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part farthest away
20. 20.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
22. 22.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
24. 24.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 6B (d) H
25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
26. 26.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a snail shell
27. 27.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) shows less detail (d) looks bigger
29. 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
31. 31.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows less detail (c) is partly hidden (d) looks smaller
33. 33.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
36. 36.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
37. 37.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
38. 38.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks smaller (c) sits lower on the page (d) is partly hidden
39. 39.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) knees (c) feet (d) elbows

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