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