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.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 2.True or false: a triangle is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
- 6.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) line
- 7.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) form
- 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
- 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 12.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 13.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 14.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a zigzag (c) a spiral (d) a dotted line
- 15.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) above the object (c) on the right side (d) on the left side
- 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
- 17.True or false: a leaf is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) round brush
- 19.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 20.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
- 21.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
- 22.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) younger (b) taller (c) farther away (d) closer to you
- 23.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 24.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
- 26.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 27.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) black (c) blue (d) big
- 29.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) frame
- 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
- 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 32.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) dashes on a road (c) a cut-here line (d) a laser beam
- 33.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) oval (c) rectangle (d) square
- 36.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 38.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) ocean waves (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks smaller (d) overlaps other things
- 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- good brush care
- False
- good brush care
- good brush care
- standing on its bristles
- line
- colour
- water pot
- False
- False
- near the viewer
- diagonal
- vertical
- a spiral
- on the right side
- bristles up or flat
- True
- round brush
- shadow side
- many parallel lines
- how light or dark it is
- farther away
- 7
- horizontal
- letting paint dry on it
- bad for the brush
- True
- black
- frame
- dabbing soft textures
- scrubbing hard on paper
- a snail shell
- False
- True
- pyramid
- True
- dark value
- a ruler’s edge
- overlaps other things
- False
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