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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 182 · 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 art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  6. 6.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) hard, waxy sticks
  7. 7.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) blend with a fingertip (c) thick, opaque paint (d) light first outlines
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) blend with a fingertip (d) light first outlines
  13. 13.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) do not smudge easily (d) grey lines for sketching
  17. 17.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  19. 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  20. 20.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  24. 24.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) bright, flat colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
  26. 26.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) H (b) HB (c) 6B (d) B
  30. 30.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 2B (c) 6B (d) HB
  31. 31.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  32. 32.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) brown (c) black (d) blue
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  36. 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) see-through colour (c) mixed with lots of water (d) soft, light washes
  39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  40. 40.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) mixed with lots of water (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint

Answer key

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

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