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