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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 215 · 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 pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  2. 2.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  4. 4.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  6. 6.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) light first outlines (d) do not smudge easily
  7. 7.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) charcoal (d) poster colour
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) H (d) 4B
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
  12. 12.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  13. 13.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 4H (c) 2B (d) HB
  14. 14.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  15. 15.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  16. 16.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 6B (b) H (c) 4B (d) HB
  17. 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  18. 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  19. 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  20. 20.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
  22. 22.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  24. 24.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) do not smudge easily
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, light washes (c) see-through colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  26. 26.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) do not smudge easily (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
  30. 30.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) H (c) 2H (d) 6B
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  33. 33.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  35. 35.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) B
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  39. 39.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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