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Elements of Art Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. value
  2. form
  3. False
  4. glue
  5. True
  6. True
  7. form
  8. what a rainbow shows
  9. the area around objects
  10. True
  11. False
  12. line
  13. form
  14. 7
  15. a long, thin mark
  16. from white to black
  17. texture
  18. False
  19. a solid 3D object
  20. shape
  21. a sense of near and far
  22. True
  23. True
  24. frame
  25. texture
  26. easel
  27. space
  28. texture
  29. False
  30. how light or dark it is
  31. texture
  32. has height, width, depth
  33. rough, smooth or bumpy
  34. value
  35. a closed flat outline
  36. a flat 2D area
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a moving dot’s path

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