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