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