Drawing and Painting

22 Grade 8 Creative Arts & Sports questions on Drawing and Painting, with worked marking schemes. 22 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Before painting with watercolour, a learner covers the whole background lightly with a thin, even layer of diluted paint. This is known as a:

   A. Wash

   B. Glaze

   C. Stencil

   D. Impasto

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which drawing tool is best suited for producing a range of soft, easily blended dark tones in a portrait study?

   A. Fine-tip marker

   B. Wax crayon

   C. Ballpoint pen

   D. Charcoal

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   When drawing a still life of fruit in a bowl, a learner shades one side of each fruit darker than the other. Which element of art is being applied?

   A. Tone (value)

   B. Balance

   C. Rhythm

   D. Proportion

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Which of the following is a warm colour?

   A. Blue

   B. Violet

   C. Green

   D. Red

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   An art teacher asks learners to make a drawing look three-dimensional by showing areas of light and dark. Which drawing technique involves gradually building up tone using closely spaced parallel lines?

   A. Stippling

   B. Hatching

   C. Smudging

   D. Scribbling

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6. Question 6

   6 marks

   Otieno wants to make a flat pencil drawing of a clay pot appear round and solid (three-dimensional) on paper.

   (a) Name the drawing technique that uses closely placed parallel lines to create areas of light and dark. (2 marks)

   (b) Describe how Otieno would apply shading to show that light is falling on the pot from the left side. (4 marks)

   (6 marks)

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   (a) Hatching (when the parallel lines are crossed at an angle it is called cross-hatching). Either 'hatching' or 'shading using lines' is acceptable. (2 marks) (b) (4 marks): - The part of the pot facing the light (the left side) is left light/bright by using little or no shading (the highlight area). - The shading is gradually made darker as the surface curves away from the light towards the right side. - The darkest tone (the core shadow) is placed on the side furthest from the light source. - A cast shadow is added on the ground to the right of the pot (opposite the light), making it appear to sit solidly on a surface. The gradual change from light to dark (tonal gradation) creates the illusion of roundness.

7. Question 7

   4 marks

   Explain the difference between a tint and a shade of a colour, giving one example of each using the colour red.

   (4 marks)

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   Tint = a colour lightened by adding white (2 marks with example, e.g. red + white = pink). Shade = a colour darkened by adding black (2 marks with example, e.g. red + black = maroon/dark red).

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   A learner mixes the primary colours blue and yellow while painting a landscape. Which secondary colour will result?

   A. Brown

   B. Orange

   C. Green

   D. Purple

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Which of these is a set of the three primary colours in painting?

   A. Red, green, blue

   B. Green, orange, purple

   C. Red, yellow, blue

   D. Yellow, orange, red

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    An art teacher explains that red, yellow and blue are special because they cannot be made by mixing other colours, yet can be mixed to create other colours. These three colours are known as the:

    A. Secondary colours

    B. Primary colours

    C. Tertiary colours

    D. Neutral colours

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    A learner rubs a pencil over paper placed on a rough bark surface to capture its pattern. This technique is called:

    A. Marbling

    B. Frottage (rubbing)

    C. Wash

    D. Collage

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12. Question 12

    4 marks

    A learner is preparing to paint a picture of the market near their school.

    (a) Name any two secondary colours and state the two primary colours mixed to make each.

    (b) Explain one reason an artist would add white to a colour when painting.

    (4 marks)

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    (a) Any two secondary colours with correct mixes, 1 mark each: green = blue + yellow; orange = red + yellow; purple/violet = red + blue. (b) 2 marks: adding white makes a tint / lightens the colour, e.g. to show highlights or paler areas such as sky.

13. Question 13

    1 mark

    A learner wants to make a darker version (shade) of blue. Which colour should be added?

    A. Black

    B. Grey

    C. White

    D. Yellow

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    A shading technique that builds up tone using crossing sets of parallel lines is called:

    A. Scumbling

    B. Dry brushing

    C. Cross-hatching

    D. Blending

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15. Question 15

    1 mark

    Which pair of colours are complementary and, when placed side by side, make each other appear brighter?

    A. Red and green

    B. Yellow and orange

    C. Red and orange

    D. Blue and green

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16. Question 16

    4 marks

    A Grade 8 class is drawing a still life arrangement of a water jug and cups.

    (a) Name two elements of art the learners should consider in the arrangement.

    (b) State two things a learner should do to achieve correct proportion in the drawing.

    (4 marks)

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    (a) Any two elements, 1 mark each: line, shape/form, tone, colour, texture, space. (b) 2 marks: compare sizes of objects to one another / observe relative heights and widths; use light guidelines or pencil-and-thumb sighting before final lines; check that objects sit correctly on the same surface line.

17. Question 17

    3 marks

    Define the term 'tone' (value) as used in drawing, and explain how a learner can show that a round object such as an orange is three-dimensional on flat paper.

    (3 marks)

    Marking scheme

    Tone/value = the lightness or darkness of an area (1 mark). To show 3D form: shade the side away from the light source darker and leave the lit side lighter, using gradual gradation from light to dark; add a cast shadow and a highlight (any two well-explained points, 2 marks).

18. Question 18

    1 mark

    An art teacher asks learners to create the illusion of a rounded form on a flat drawing by gradually changing from light to dark tones. What drawing technique achieves this effect?

    A. Shading

    B. Stippling outline only

    C. Tracing

    D. Smudging the edges

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19. Question 19

    6 marks

    Your art teacher asks the class to create a still-life drawing of a basket of fruit placed on a table near a window, with light coming from one side.

    (a) Define the term "shading" as used in drawing. (2 marks)

    (b) Name and explain TWO shading techniques you could use to show the rounded form of the fruit. (4 marks)

    (6 marks)

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    (a) Shading is the technique of applying tones of light and dark (gradations of value) to a drawing to create the illusion of form, depth, volume and a three-dimensional appearance on a flat surface. (b) Any TWO of the following, named and explained: - Hatching: drawing a series of closely spaced parallel lines; the closer the lines, the darker the tone appears. - Cross-hatching: layering two or more sets of parallel lines that cross each other; more crossing layers create darker tones, useful for the shadowed side of the fruit. - Stippling: building up tone using many small dots; dots placed close together make darker areas and spread out for lighter areas. - Blending/smudging: smoothly rubbing the pencil tones so there are no visible lines, giving a soft gradual change from light to dark across the curved fruit. (2 marks for each technique correctly named and explained.)

20. Question 20

    1 mark

    Wanjiru mixes red and yellow paint to use in her painting. Which type of colour has she created?

    A. A primary colour

    B. A secondary colour

    C. A neutral colour

    D. A complementary colour

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21. Question 21

    1 mark

    In a composition, the main figure is placed slightly off-centre yet balanced by a smaller tree on the opposite side. This kind of balance is described as:

    A. Radial balance

    B. Symmetrical balance

    C. No balance

    D. Asymmetrical balance

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22. Question 22

    1 mark

    A painting shows a footpath that appears to get narrower and disappear towards a point in the distance. Which technique creates this illusion of depth?

    A. Complementary contrast

    B. Linear perspective

    C. Stippling

    D. Symmetry

    (1 mark)

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