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