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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 812 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  2. 2.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a sculpture (c) a shape (d) a cube
  3. 3.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
  4. 4.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) mixed with lots of water (d) light first outlines
  6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) frame
  7. 7.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) from white to black (b) how a surface feels (c) gaps between things (d) how light or dark it is
  9. 9.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cube (c) cylinder (d) cone
  11. 11.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a football (b) a brick (c) a dice (d) a traffic cone
  12. 12.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a leaning ladder (c) a table top (d) a standing tree trunk
  15. 15.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  17. 17.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) 6B (d) HB
  19. 19.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  20. 20.🧊 Which 3D form is a marble shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cuboid
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
  22. 22.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
  23. 23.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) looks paler and bluer
  24. 24.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
  25. 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  26. 26.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
  27. 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a flag in the wind (b) stitches on cloth (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) the teeth of a saw
  29. 29.🍃 Is a flower petal a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  30. 30.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a dotted line (b) a straight line (c) a zigzag (d) a spiral
  31. 31.True or false: a star is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) ocean waves (c) a cut-here line (d) a row of pointy peaks
  33. 33.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🍃 Is a paint splash a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  35. 35.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) on the ceiling (b) under the object (c) in the sky (d) above the object
  36. 36.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smudging with a finger
  37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
  38. 38.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
  40. 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. a shape
  3. horizontal
  4. True
  5. light first outlines
  6. frame
  7. geometric shape
  8. how a surface feels
  9. False
  10. cone
  11. a dice
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a standing tree trunk
  15. True
  16. wavy line
  17. False
  18. 6B
  19. horizontal lines
  20. sphere
  21. leaving it in water
  22. a 2D shape
  23. shows more detail
  24. curved lines
  25. highlight
  26. press harder
  27. True
  28. stitches on cloth
  29. organic shape
  30. a spiral
  31. False
  32. a cut-here line
  33. False
  34. organic shape
  35. under the object
  36. criss-cross lines
  37. mixing colours
  38. True
  39. far away
  40. easel

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