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