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