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.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
- 3.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part farthest away (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
- 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
- 7.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 8.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
- 9.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) do not smudge easily (d) blend with a fingertip
- 10.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 11.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a sleeping person is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 2B (d) 4H
- 15.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
- 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) frame (d) line
- 20.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
- 24.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 25.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
- 26.True or false: a cloud is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
- 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) vertical lines (d) diagonal lines
- 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
- 30.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 31.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) space
- 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) overlaps other things (d) sits lower on the page
- 35.Which of these is the element called value? (a) only length and width (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) from white to black (d) looks furry or scaly
- 36.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 37.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) on the right side (d) above the object
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush
- 39.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 40.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cylinder
Answer key
- light value
- holding paper flat
- False
- far away
- the part farthest away
- mixing colours
- True
- on the right side
- blend with a fingertip
- good brush care
- True
- False
- True
- 2B
- a 2D shape
- wax crayons
- glue
- False
- frame
- True
- a 2D shape
- 7
- a small round brush
- a 3D form
- curved lines
- True
- blending
- vertical lines
- wax crayons
- straight line
- spiral line
- shape
- False
- shows less detail
- from white to black
- light value
- on the left side
- easel
- 4
- cylinder
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