← The elements of art lesson New set →

Elements of Art Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. glue
  2. 7
  3. shape
  4. value
  5. a moving dot’s path
  6. False
  7. texture
  8. shape
  9. texture
  10. True
  11. only length and width
  12. value
  13. easel
  14. False
  15. space
  16. False
  17. colour
  18. a flat 2D area
  19. True
  20. form
  21. line
  22. True
  23. False
  24. a sense of near and far
  25. True
  26. texture
  27. can be seen all round
  28. True
  29. from white to black
  30. form
  31. False
  32. rough, smooth or bumpy
  33. a hue, like red or blue
  34. colour
  35. True
  36. how light or dark it is
  37. False
  38. False
  39. frame
  40. the area around objects

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