← The elements of art lesson New set →

Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 504 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. value
  2. a long, thin mark
  3. frame
  4. False
  5. False
  6. shape
  7. a solid 3D object
  8. from white to black
  9. 7
  10. line
  11. False
  12. texture
  13. rough, smooth or bumpy
  14. form
  15. value
  16. True
  17. colour
  18. how a surface feels
  19. space
  20. False
  21. a hue, like red or blue
  22. value
  23. a closed flat outline
  24. False
  25. texture
  26. line
  27. True
  28. glue
  29. shape
  30. form
  31. easel
  32. False
  33. has height, width, depth
  34. True
  35. how light or dark it is
  36. a flat 2D area
  37. True
  38. False
  39. texture
  40. colour

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids