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