Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 915 · 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) circle (b) square (c) star (d) sphere
2. 2.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
4. 4.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a matchbox (b) a drinking straw (c) a brick (d) a marble
5. 5.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
12. 12.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
15. 15.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) circle (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
16. 16.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) colour (d) value
19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
20. 20.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part nearest you (b) the part in between (c) far hills and the sky (d) the part farthest away
21. 21.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
25. 25.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a standing tree trunk
26. 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
28. 28.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) big to small (c) near to far (d) white to black
29. 29.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks smaller (c) shows more detail (d) is partly hidden
31. 31.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
33. 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
34. 34.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a snail shell (b) a wriggling snake (c) a laser beam (d) a cut-here line
35. 35.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
36. 36.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 4B (d) B
37. 37.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a sense of near and far (c) the area around objects (d) from white to black
38. 38.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) overlaps other things (c) looks smaller (d) looks paler and bluer
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines

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