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