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