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