Elements of Art Worksheet
Artist's tip (Seven building blocks): Line = a moving dot’s path; shape = flat (2D); form = solid (3D). Colour = hue (red, blue …); texture = how it feels (rough, smooth, furry). Space = the area around and between things; value = light to dark, from white to black.
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- 1.Which of these is the element called form? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) what a rainbow shows (c) can be seen all round (d) a closed flat outline
- 2.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) texture
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) frame
- 4.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a solid 3D object (c) from white to black (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 6.Which of these is the element called line? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a sense of near and far (c) a long, thin mark (d) can be seen all round
- 7.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) a flat 2D area (c) how a surface feels (d) only length and width
- 8.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) space (b) texture (c) colour (d) shape
- 9.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) shape
- 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) easel (d) line
- 12.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a solid 3D object
- 14.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) gaps between things (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a flat 2D area
- 16.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) shape
- 17.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a moving dot’s path (c) what a rainbow shows (d) how a surface feels
- 19.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) form
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) value
- 22.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these is the element called space? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) the area around objects (c) a solid 3D object (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 25.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a closed flat outline (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) from white to black
- 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) value (c) colour (d) shape
- 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a sense of near and far (d) a solid 3D object
- 28.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) glue (c) shape (d) space
- 29.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
- 30.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
- 33.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
- 34.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) colour (c) shape (d) value
- 35.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) form
- 36.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) form (c) space (d) value
- 38.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) from white to black (c) a closed flat outline (d) only length and width
- 40.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- can be seen all round
- texture
- frame
- True
- from white to black
- a long, thin mark
- how a surface feels
- colour
- False
- value
- easel
- 7
- a solid 3D object
- True
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- space
- True
- what a rainbow shows
- False
- line
- line
- False
- False
- the area around objects
- a closed flat outline
- shape
- a moving dot’s path
- glue
- how light or dark it is
- True
- False
- value
- texture
- value
- space
- False
- form
- False
- a hue, like red or blue
- True
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