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