Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 805 · 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.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) triangle (b) star (c) oval (d) pyramid
2. 2.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
3. 3.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a long, thin mark (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a closed flat outline
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) oval (c) square (d) cube
5. 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) the top of the scene (c) the part nearest you (d) things that look biggest
6. 6.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
7. 7.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
8. 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
10. 10.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) a jalebi (d) ocean waves
12. 12.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
14. 14.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a football (b) a dice (c) a brick (d) a water pipe
15. 15.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a playground slide (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a leaning ladder
16. 16.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
17. 17.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
19. 19.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
21. 21.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cone (b) cube (c) cylinder (d) sphere
22. 22.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
24. 24.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) B
25. 25.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
26. 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
30. 30.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) white to black (c) red to blue (d) near to far
31. 31.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a sleeping person (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
32. 32.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) 6B (d) 2H
33. 33.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
34. 34.True or false: a playground slide is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a marble (b) a shoe box (c) a dice (d) a water pipe
36. 36.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called blending. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a laser beam (b) a row of pointy peaks (c) stitches on cloth (d) a jalebi
38. 38.💡 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
39. 39.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: cream has a dark value. (a) True (b) False

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