Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 900 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) cube (c) pyramid (d) circle
2. 2.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a coiled rope (c) a cut-here line (d) ocean waves
3. 3.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
5. 5.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) shows less detail (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks smaller
8. 8.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
10. 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) curved lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
11. 11.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) taller (b) closer to you (c) younger (d) farther away
12. 12.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
13. 13.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
14. 14.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
15. 15.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
18. 18.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) texture (d) form
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) easel
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) easel (d) line
25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) grey lines for sketching (c) thick, opaque paint (d) see-through colour
27. 27.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how a surface feels (b) can be seen all round (c) a closed flat outline (d) only length and width
31. 31.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) only length and width (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits lower on the page (c) shows more detail (d) looks bigger
35. 35.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
36. 36.True or false: a playground slide is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
38. 38.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
40. 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False

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