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