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Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 590 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
  3. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) form (d) value
  4. 4.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called line? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a long, thin mark (c) how a surface feels (d) looks furry or scaly
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called space? (a) has height, width, depth (b) only length and width (c) how a surface feels (d) a sense of near and far
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) only length and width (b) how light or dark it is (c) a flat 2D area (d) how a surface feels
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a long, thin mark (c) a closed flat outline (d) the area around objects
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) shape (c) form (d) line
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) only length and width (c) how a surface feels (d) a solid 3D object
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) form (b) colour (c) line (d) value
  14. 14.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) line (d) space
  16. 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) frame (d) texture
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) gaps between things (c) can be seen all round (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  18. 18.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) from white to black (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a flat 2D area (d) a moving dot’s path
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a closed flat outline (b) can be seen all round (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) what a rainbow shows
  21. 21.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) space (d) colour
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a sense of near and far
  24. 24.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a long, thin mark (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
  26. 26.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) texture (d) shape
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) texture (b) space (c) colour (d) line
  29. 29.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) texture (d) line
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) space
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) form
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a long, thin mark (c) can be seen all round (d) a moving dot’s path
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) only length and width (b) has height, width, depth (c) how light or dark it is (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a solid 3D object (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a moving dot’s path
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) space
  36. 36.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. shape
  3. easel
  4. True
  5. a long, thin mark
  6. texture
  7. a sense of near and far
  8. how a surface feels
  9. value
  10. a closed flat outline
  11. shape
  12. only length and width
  13. colour
  14. True
  15. shape
  16. frame
  17. gaps between things
  18. False
  19. a flat 2D area
  20. can be seen all round
  21. True
  22. glue
  23. a moving dot’s path
  24. False
  25. a hue, like red or blue
  26. False
  27. form
  28. space
  29. texture
  30. space
  31. value
  32. how light or dark it is
  33. rough, smooth or bumpy
  34. a solid 3D object
  35. texture
  36. False
  37. False
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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