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