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