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