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.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
- 2.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
- 3.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 4.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
- 5.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 6.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
- 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
- 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 10.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
- 11.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
- 14.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) square (c) oval (d) pyramid
- 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
- 18.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 19.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 20.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
- 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) form
- 26.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 27.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
- 32.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) space
- 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
- 35.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) texture (b) form (c) value (d) line
- 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
- 38.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
- 40.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how light or dark it is (d) has height, width, depth
Answer key
- blend with a fingertip
- colour
- 9
- foreground
- a 3D form
- False
- a cut-here line
- white to black
- watercolour
- 6B
- True
- True
- value
- True
- pyramid
- cross-hatching
- scrubbing hard on paper
- 7
- bad for the brush
- background
- foreground
- hatching
- False
- True
- shape
- a 3D form
- True
- horizontal
- True
- vertical lines
- round brush
- True
- texture
- a flag in the wind
- value
- False
- is partly hidden
- False
- a leaning ladder
- how light or dark it is
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