Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 903 · 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: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) H (d) HB
3. 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a playground slide (c) a sleeping person (d) a person standing tall
4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) value (c) colour (d) texture
5. 5.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) 4H
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) shows less detail
7. 7.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
8. 8.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) above the object (c) in the sky (d) on the ceiling
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) see-through colour (d) bright, flat colour
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
12. 12.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a lightning bolt (d) a snail shell
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
14. 14.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) far hills and the sky (c) the part farthest away (d) the top of the scene
15. 15.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a solid 3D object (c) a moving dot’s path (d) from white to black
16. 16.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the side facing the lamp (c) the bottom
17. 17.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) inside the object
20. 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks bigger (c) looks smaller (d) is partly hidden
25. 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
26. 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
29. 29.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
31. 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) dots packed close (d) smudging with a finger
32. 32.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
34. 34.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
35. 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
37. 37.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
38. 38.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
39. 39.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) square

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