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