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