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