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