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