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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 140 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Right tool, right job): Watercolour = see-through washes; poster colour = bright, opaque, flat colour. Wax crayons = hard and waxy; oil pastels = soft, creamy, blendable. Pencils: H = hard and light, B = soft and dark (black), HB = middle; the bigger the number, the more so (6B darker than 2B).

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  1. 1.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  2. 2.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  4. 4.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) light first outlines (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) do not smudge easily
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  7. 7.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  8. 8.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) charcoal (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  9. 9.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) mixed with lots of water (d) light first outlines
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  13. 13.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2B (c) H (d) 4H
  14. 14.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) hard, waxy sticks
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
  18. 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  19. 19.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  23. 23.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) 4H (c) H (d) HB
  24. 24.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  25. 25.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  26. 26.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) high (c) hot (d) hard
  27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  28. 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  29. 29.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) light first outlines (c) do not smudge easily (d) thick, opaque paint
  31. 31.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  34. 34.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. soft, dark marks
  2. False
  3. medium marks
  4. True
  5. thick, opaque paint
  6. watercolour
  7. 4H
  8. poster colour
  9. False
  10. hard, light marks
  11. light first outlines
  12. watercolour
  13. 2B
  14. hard, waxy sticks
  15. do not smudge easily
  16. bright, flat colour
  17. grey lines for sketching
  18. watercolour
  19. False
  20. pencil
  21. False
  22. poster colour
  23. HB
  24. 4B
  25. poster colour
  26. hard
  27. oil pastels
  28. hard, light marks
  29. wax crayons
  30. blend with a fingertip
  31. True
  32. True
  33. watercolour
  34. False
  35. 2B
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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