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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 863 · 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.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
  2. 2.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) colour
  4. 4.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  9. 9.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a jalebi (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) stitches on cloth (d) the teeth of a saw
  10. 10.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
  12. 12.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) only length and width (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a hue, like red or blue
  15. 15.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) smooth, soft tones
  16. 16.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the brightest spot
  18. 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) value (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
  21. 21.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) shows more detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows less detail
  23. 23.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
  24. 24.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
  27. 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  28. 28.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a flag in the wind (c) stitches on cloth (d) a coiled rope
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) gaps between things (b) has height, width, depth (c) a flat 2D area (d) can be seen all round
  30. 30.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) easel
  32. 32.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a party hat (b) a shoe box (c) a sugar cube (d) a brick
  34. 34.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) colour (c) texture (d) form
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
  38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
  39. 39.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. fine lines and details
  2. True
  3. line
  4. False
  5. True
  6. False
  7. False
  8. 7
  9. stitches on cloth
  10. geometric shape
  11. drying bristles up
  12. True
  13. zigzag lines
  14. looks furry or scaly
  15. lines crossing over
  16. False
  17. the brightest spot
  18. horizontal lines
  19. light value
  20. colour
  21. True
  22. shows more detail
  23. 4
  24. True
  25. flat brush
  26. vertical
  27. dark value
  28. the teeth of a saw
  29. a flat 2D area
  30. False
  31. easel
  32. False
  33. a sugar cube
  34. organic shape
  35. texture
  36. True
  37. foreground
  38. sponge
  39. True
  40. True

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