Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 803 · 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.💡 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
3. 3.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) use an eraser
5. 5.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
6. 6.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
7. 7.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a table top (b) a tall lamp post (c) a person standing tall (d) a leaning ladder
8. 8.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) sphere
10. 10.True or false: black has a light value. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) in a corner (c) off the page (d) where the lines cross
13. 13.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) space (c) colour (d) shape
15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
16. 16.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) looks bigger
17. 17.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a cut-here line (c) a laser beam (d) a lightning bolt
18. 18.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
20. 20.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
21. 21.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the brightest spot (c) the side away from light (d) the darker half of it
23. 23.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
24. 24.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
25. 25.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) pyramid (c) square (d) oval
28. 28.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) form (b) shape (c) texture (d) colour
30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a tall lamp post (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
32. 32.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
33. 33.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the top of the scene (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
34. 34.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 6B (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) H
35. 35.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
36. 36.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows more detail (b) looks smaller (c) is partly hidden (d) sits near the horizon
39. 39.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
40. 40.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a closed flat outline

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