Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 916 · 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.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
2. 2.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the top of the scene (c) the part nearest you (d) far hills and the sky
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
4. 4.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
8. 8.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
9. 9.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
11. 11.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) soft, light washes
13. 13.✏️ 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
14. 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) space (b) line (c) form (d) shape
19. 19.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
20. 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
21. 21.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
23. 23.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) 6B (d) HB
24. 24.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
25. 25.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
29. 29.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
30. 30.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
31. 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
32. 32.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called blending. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a flat outline (b) a 3D form (c) a 2D shape
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
36. 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits near the horizon seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
37. 37.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
38. 38.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a wavy line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📏 What kind of line does a laser beam look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) wavy line
40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) form (b) colour (c) line (d) shape

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