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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 265 · 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.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  3. 3.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, creamy sticks
  5. 5.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) mixed with lots of water (c) thick, opaque paint (d) hard, waxy sticks
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  7. 7.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2H (b) 6B (c) B (d) HB
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
  13. 13.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) see-through colour
  14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  15. 15.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  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 medium marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) H (d) 4B
  20. 20.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) B (c) 2H (d) H
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  23. 23.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) B (c) H (d) HB
  24. 24.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
  25. 25.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  26. 26.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
  28. 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  30. 30.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) B (c) HB (d) 4H
  31. 31.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) pencil (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  37. 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) 6B
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks

Answer key

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

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