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: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
- 3.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
- 6.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 7.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
- 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 10.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 2D shape (c) a 3D form
- 12.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
- 14.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 17.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) highlight (b) foreground (c) vanishing point (d) border
- 19.True or false: a puddle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 20.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) under the object
- 21.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks smaller (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
- 22.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
- 27.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 28.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 29.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) cube (c) sphere (d) square
- 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 31.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) smooth, soft tones (d) dots packed close
- 32.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧊 Which 3D form is a marble shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
- 35.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 36.📐 Is a circle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
- 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
- 39.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 40.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
Answer key
- False
- blend with a fingertip
- True
- True
- bristles up or flat
- False
- 4H
- pencil
- far away
- True
- a 3D form
- False
- masking tape
- False
- False
- a 3D form
- False
- vanishing point
- False
- under the object
- looks bigger
- far away
- False
- True
- False
- soft, creamy sticks
- 7
- value
- sphere
- bad for the brush
- smooth, soft tones
- False
- True
- sphere
- hard, light marks
- a 2D shape
- pencil
- watercolour
- horizontal
- 6
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