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