← The elements of art lesson New set →

Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 175 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. colour
  3. shape
  4. shape
  5. True
  6. value
  7. True
  8. what a rainbow shows
  9. frame
  10. can be seen all round
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a closed flat outline
  14. glue
  15. texture
  16. texture
  17. looks furry or scaly
  18. easel
  19. gaps between things
  20. the area around objects
  21. only length and width
  22. True
  23. space
  24. space
  25. True
  26. shape
  27. False
  28. has height, width, depth
  29. True
  30. True
  31. space
  32. value
  33. a flat 2D area
  34. rough, smooth or bumpy
  35. form
  36. value
  37. colour
  38. a sense of near and far
  39. form
  40. texture

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids