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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 151 · 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.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) bright, flat colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) see-through colour
  2. 2.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) brown (c) big (d) black
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) H (d) 4B
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
  8. 8.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  12. 12.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  13. 13.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  16. 16.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 2B (c) HB (d) 4H
  17. 17.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2H (b) 4B (c) 6B (d) HB
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) soft, creamy sticks
  19. 19.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) 4B (c) 6B (d) HB
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) grey lines for sketching
  24. 24.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) HB (d) B
  25. 25.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
  29. 29.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  30. 30.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  33. 33.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  36. 36.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) 2H (d) 6B
  37. 37.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hard (b) high (c) hot (d) heavy
  39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) thick, opaque paint (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) soft, creamy sticks

Answer key

  1. hard, waxy sticks
  2. False
  3. black
  4. H
  5. oil pastels
  6. hard, light marks
  7. 2H
  8. True
  9. medium marks
  10. False
  11. poster colour
  12. hard, light marks
  13. True
  14. True
  15. 4B
  16. 4H
  17. 2H
  18. light first outlines
  19. False
  20. False
  21. False
  22. HB
  23. bright, flat colour
  24. B
  25. True
  26. True
  27. soft, dark marks
  28. grey lines for sketching
  29. 2B
  30. watercolour
  31. True
  32. watercolour
  33. True
  34. 4H
  35. watercolour
  36. 6B
  37. False
  38. hard
  39. wax crayons
  40. see-through colour

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