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 called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
- 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
- 3.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) form (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
- 4.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
- 6.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) gaps between things (c) the area around objects (d) a flat 2D area
- 8.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a triangle is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) value (d) line
- 14.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 17.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
- 18.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) a laser beam (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
- 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
- 20.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 21.True or false: a square is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🍃 Is a hexagon a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 23.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
- 26.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 27.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 28.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a sculpture (c) a cube (d) a shape
- 29.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
- 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 33.True or false: a sphere is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) elbows (b) knees (c) eyes (d) feet
- 35.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks smaller (d) looks bigger
- 36.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) the area around objects (c) only length and width (d) a solid 3D object
- 38.🧊 Which 3D form is a football shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cone (c) cube (d) sphere
- 39.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the top of the scene (c) the part farthest away (d) the part nearest you
- 40.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cuboid
Answer key
- smudging with a finger
- shape
- texture
- True
- a wide flat brush
- True
- a flat 2D area
- False
- True
- False
- highlight
- False
- frame
- False
- False
- a 2D shape
- zigzag line
- the teeth of a saw
- water pot
- near the viewer
- False
- geometric shape
- False
- horizontal
- shadow side
- good brush care
- far away
- a shape
- dark value
- cast shadow
- oil pastels
- good brush care
- False
- eyes
- looks bigger
- True
- the area around objects
- sphere
- the part nearest you
- cuboid
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