Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 995 · 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 of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a laser beam (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a snail shell (d) dashes on a road
2. 2.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
4. 4.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
6. 6.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a party hat (b) an ice-cream cone (c) a globe (d) a water pipe
7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
8. 8.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a candle (b) a sugar cube (c) a football (d) a party hat
9. 9.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) under the object (b) on the ceiling (c) above the object (d) in the sky
10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
12. 12.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lines all one way (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
13. 13.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
14. 14.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) cone (c) triangle (d) cube
15. 15.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 2B (c) H (d) HB
16. 16.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) HB (d) 2B
17. 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) pencil
18. 18.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
19. 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) grey lines for sketching (d) see-through colour
22. 22.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📐 Is an oval a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
24. 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
25. 25.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
26. 26.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
27. 27.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
28. 28.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) from white to black (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a sense of near and far
30. 30.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) light first outlines (d) mixed with lots of water
34. 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) curved lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) is partly hidden (c) overlaps other things (d) sits near the horizon
37. 37.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
39. 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) curved lines
40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow

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