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