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.📐 Is a rectangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 2.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 3.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines crossing over (d) smooth, soft tones
- 4.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 5.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the brightest spot (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
- 6.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) rectangle (c) cube (d) star
- 7.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
- 9.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) shows less detail
- 12.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 2B (d) 6B
- 13.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 17.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
- 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 20.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 22.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 23.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows more detail (c) shows less detail (d) sits lower on the page
- 24.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) stitches on cloth (c) a coiled rope (d) a wriggling snake
- 26.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) many parallel lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) criss-cross lines
- 28.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧊 Which 3D form is a marble shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
- 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a person standing tall (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
- 33.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks smaller (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks bigger (d) overlaps other things
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
- 36.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) looks furry or scaly (c) the area around objects (d) a closed flat outline
- 37.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 40.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
Answer key
- a 2D shape
- vertical
- smooth, soft tones
- False
- its shadow on the table
- cube
- the brightest spot
- oil pastels
- False
- False
- overlaps other things
- 2H
- False
- True
- False
- dark value
- True
- reshaping the tip
- cross-hatching
- 4
- horizontal lines
- geometric shape
- shows less detail
- True
- stitches on cloth
- False
- lots of tiny dots
- True
- True
- sphere
- dark value
- a leaning ladder
- False
- looks smaller
- drying bristles up
- the area around objects
- False
- True
- True
- 2H
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