Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 885 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
4. 4.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) oval (b) square (c) cube (d) star
5. 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
6. 6.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) triangle (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) sphere
7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
8. 8.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
9. 9.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
10. 10.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) H (d) 2B
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
12. 12.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
13. 13.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) square (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cone
15. 15.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a long, thin mark (c) what a rainbow shows (d) from white to black
16. 16.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a flat 2D area (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) how light or dark it is
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
18. 18.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a shoe box (b) a party hat (c) a football (d) a sugar cube
19. 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
20. 20.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
23. 23.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
25. 25.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
26. 26.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
27. 27.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the bottom (b) the side away from it (c) the side facing the lamp
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) can be seen all round (c) from white to black (d) gaps between things
30. 30.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a spiral (b) a dotted line (c) a zigzag (d) a straight line
31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) see-through colour (c) blend with a fingertip (d) hard, waxy sticks
33. 33.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 2B (d) 6B
34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
35. 35.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a person standing tall (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a falling tree
36. 36.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a sugar cube (b) a brick (c) a shoe box (d) a drinking straw
39. 39.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) inside the object (c) above the object (d) on the left side
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours

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