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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 155 · 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.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  3. 3.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) 4B (d) 2H
  4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  5. 5.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  6. 6.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) light first outlines (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) H (c) 4H (d) 2B
  9. 9.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) charcoal (d) watercolour
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) grey lines for sketching
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) light first outlines (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  13. 13.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  16. 16.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  17. 17.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) light first outlines (b) do not smudge easily (c) soft, light washes (d) thick, opaque paint
  18. 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  19. 19.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) H (d) 4H
  20. 20.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  22. 22.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) black (c) brown (d) blue
  23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  24. 24.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) mixed with lots of water
  26. 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  27. 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) pencil (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  28. 28.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  29. 29.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) 6B
  30. 30.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) soft, light washes (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  32. 32.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) grey lines for sketching (c) thick, opaque paint (d) soft, creamy sticks
  35. 35.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  36. 36.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  37. 37.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) 4B (d) H
  40. 40.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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