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Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 170 · 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 of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) gaps between things (c) can be seen all round (d) only length and width
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) form (b) line (c) texture (d) colour
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) shape (b) value (c) texture (d) colour
  4. 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) form (d) value
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a solid 3D object (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a closed flat outline (d) the area around objects
  6. 6.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) how light or dark it is (c) has height, width, depth (d) a hue, like red or blue
  8. 8.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) texture
  10. 10.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) frame (d) line
  13. 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) texture
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) colour (c) space (d) texture
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) a sense of near and far (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) how a surface feels (c) a solid 3D object (d) a closed flat outline
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) line (d) form
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) line (b) value (c) form (d) space
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) colour
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) texture (c) colour (d) value
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) shape (c) colour (d) form
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a solid 3D object (d) a sense of near and far
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a long, thin mark (d) what a rainbow shows
  26. 26.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) how a surface feels (c) a sense of near and far (d) has height, width, depth
  28. 28.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a closed flat outline (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) can be seen all round
  31. 31.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) how light or dark it is (c) has height, width, depth (d) a sense of near and far
  35. 35.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a solid 3D object (b) how light or dark it is (c) a flat 2D area (d) a moving dot’s path
  38. 38.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how light or dark it is (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a flat 2D area

Answer key

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

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