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