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