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