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