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