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