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