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.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.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) colour
- 4.True or false: a table top is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 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.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 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.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 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.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.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 19.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) value (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
- 21.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 24.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) flat brush
- 26.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 27.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 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.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.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) easel
- 32.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 35.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) colour (c) texture (d) form
- 36.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
- 39.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- fine lines and details
- True
- line
- False
- True
- False
- False
- 7
- stitches on cloth
- geometric shape
- drying bristles up
- True
- zigzag lines
- looks furry or scaly
- lines crossing over
- False
- the brightest spot
- horizontal lines
- light value
- colour
- True
- shows more detail
- 4
- True
- flat brush
- vertical
- dark value
- the teeth of a saw
- a flat 2D area
- False
- easel
- False
- a sugar cube
- organic shape
- texture
- True
- foreground
- sponge
- True
- True
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