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