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.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 4.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part farthest away (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part in between
- 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) masking tape
- 6.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 9.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
- 12.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 14.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) cylinder (d) cube
- 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a leaning ladder
- 16.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 17.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
- 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
- 19.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lots of tiny dots (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
- 21.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 22.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 24.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cone (b) square (c) cuboid (d) sphere
- 25.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
- 26.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) oval (b) triangle (c) cone (d) rectangle
- 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: stitches on cloth looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 32.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a solid 3D object (c) a sense of near and far (d) a long, thin mark
- 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 35.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: an object that sits lower on the page seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 37.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
- 39.📐 Is a pyramid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
Answer key
- False
- True
- shadow side
- the part in between
- easel
- True
- False
- 7
- True
- False
- leaving it in water
- False
- foreground
- cube
- a table top
- light value
- 2B
- letting paint dry on it
- False
- smooth, soft tones
- 9
- False
- horizontal
- square
- fine lines and details
- cone
- shadow side
- False
- True
- False
- 2B
- False
- a closed flat outline
- poster colour
- False
- False
- blending
- flat brush
- a 3D form
- wax crayons
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