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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 853 · 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.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) see-through colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  2. 2.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 6B (c) HB (d) B
  4. 4.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a triangle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) how a surface feels (c) a closed flat outline (d) what a rainbow shows
  9. 9.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) square (c) sphere (d) cube
  10. 10.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
  12. 12.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is called hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) dots packed close
  14. 14.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
  16. 16.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  17. 17.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) overlaps other things (d) looks bigger
  18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
  20. 20.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) oval (c) cube (d) circle
  22. 22.📏 Draw a tall lamp post with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) gaps between things (b) a flat 2D area (c) the area around objects (d) can be seen all round
  24. 24.True or false: a tall lamp post is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
  26. 26.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) how a surface feels (c) how light or dark it is (d) a solid 3D object
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  29. 29.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cone
  30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
  31. 31.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) straight line
  32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) texture (b) line (c) form (d) shape
  35. 35.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  36. 36.True or false: a snail shell looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape (c) a flat outline
  39. 39.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a standing tree trunk (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a playground slide
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. bright, flat colour
  2. False
  3. HB
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. bristles up or flat
  8. how a surface feels
  9. sphere
  10. vertical
  11. letting paint dry on it
  12. True
  13. many parallel lines
  14. True
  15. 4
  16. 7
  17. shows less detail
  18. False
  19. lots of tiny dots
  20. near the viewer
  21. cube
  22. vertical
  23. a flat 2D area
  24. False
  25. drying bristles up
  26. hatching
  27. a solid 3D object
  28. vertical
  29. cylinder
  30. wide, straight strokes
  31. straight line
  32. a small round brush
  33. highlight
  34. line
  35. 4B
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a 3D form
  39. the edge of a calm sea
  40. True

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