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Art and Design Quiz - Drawing (Questions)

Drawing is a skill you build with practice. Learn how lines, shapes, tone, and shading help you show what you see, and what you imagine, on paper.

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Fascinating Fact:

Different pencils make different marks, from hard pencils that are lighter to soft pencils that are darker. Softer pencils smudge more easily, so careful handling can help.

In KS2 Art and Design, drawing helps you observe carefully and communicate ideas. You can practise sketching, shading, and adding detail, and then improve by comparing attempts.

Key Terms

Outline: The line that shows the edge of a shape or object.
Shading: Adding darker and lighter areas to show light, shadow, and form.
Proportion: How big one part is compared with another part in a drawing.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are the main drawing skills in KS2 Art?

KS2 drawing skills include using line and shape, judging proportion, adding shading for light and shadow, and using observation to include accurate details.

How do you make a drawing look 3D with a pencil?

A drawing can look 3D by shading from light to dark, leaving highlights lighter, and placing shadows where light does not reach. This makes forms look rounded.

How can I improve my drawing quickly for school?

Improve by doing short daily sketches, drawing from real objects, and checking shapes before details. Comparing your first and second attempt helps you spot what to change.

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Which of the following is NOT a pencil grade?

[ ]	4H
[ ]	4S
[ ]	2B
[ ]	H

Cross-hatching is a good way of doing what?

[ ]	Filling in larger areas
[ ]	Drawing hatching chicks
[ ]	Sketching a cross
[ ]	Ruining a drawing

If you were drawing something for the first time, you might do what?

[ ]	Trace the object
[ ]	Make light sketch marks until you're happy
[ ]	Get someone else to draw it
[ ]	Take a photograph instead

Drawing using shading to give light and dark areas does what to an object?

[ ]	Disguises it
[ ]	Shows the different colours of pencil
[ ]	Make a mess of the paper
[ ]	Makes it appear three-dimensional

What do we call a drawing of a group of everyday objects placed together?

[ ]	A drawing selection
[ ]	A grouping of art
[ ]	A still life
[ ]	A placing of drawing

Artists often use human models to draw. What are they known as?

[ ]	Life models
[ ]	Living models
[ ]	Pretty models
[ ]	Still models

How would you recognise an observational drawing?

[ ]	By reading the title
[ ]	By asking the artist
[ ]	It should look very similar to the subject
[ ]	By looking it up in a book

How might you tell who the artist of a drawing is?

[ ]	By taking a photograph of the drawing
[ ]	By looking in the corner of the drawing
[ ]	By looking it up on the internet
[ ]	By reading a book about drawing

What is stippling?

[ ]	Using dots to create tone, texture or shade
[ ]	When you break a pencil
[ ]	Making the pencils nice and sharp
[ ]	Putting the pencils in a straight line

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Giving the impression that some objects are closer and others far away means using what?

[ ]	Using a camera
[ ]	Using a pair of glasses
[ ]	Using a measuring jug
[ ]	Using perspective

Art and Design Quiz - Drawing (Answers)

Which of the following is NOT a pencil grade?

[ ]	4H
[x]	4S
[ ]	2B
[ ]	H

Pencils are graded as 'h; (hard) or 'B' (soft)

Cross-hatching is a good way of doing what?

[x]	Filling in larger areas
[ ]	Drawing hatching chicks
[ ]	Sketching a cross
[ ]	Ruining a drawing

Cross-hatching involves lines in one direction, overlaid with lines in another direction

If you were drawing something for the first time, you might do what?

[ ]	Trace the object
[x]	Make light sketch marks until you're happy
[ ]	Get someone else to draw it
[ ]	Take a photograph instead

Once a light sketch has been made, you can then go over the lines with a darker line

Drawing using shading to give light and dark areas does what to an object?

[ ]	Disguises it
[ ]	Shows the different colours of pencil
[ ]	Make a mess of the paper
[x]	Makes it appear three-dimensional

Artist try to see the light and dark areas when they draw

What do we call a drawing of a group of everyday objects placed together?

[ ]	A drawing selection
[ ]	A grouping of art
[x]	A still life
[ ]	A placing of drawing

A still life could also be painted. Fruit is always a popular choice!

Artists often use human models to draw. What are they known as?

[x]	Life models
[ ]	Living models
[ ]	Pretty models
[ ]	Still models

Life models are sometimes clothed, sometimes not!

How would you recognise an observational drawing?

[ ]	By reading the title
[ ]	By asking the artist
[x]	It should look very similar to the subject
[ ]	By looking it up in a book

Observational drawings mean that the artist has looked very closely at what they are drawing

How might you tell who the artist of a drawing is?

[ ]	By taking a photograph of the drawing
[x]	By looking in the corner of the drawing
[ ]	By looking it up on the internet
[ ]	By reading a book about drawing

Most artists sign their work somewhere. Quite often, it's in the corner