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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 333 · 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 watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) B (c) H (d) 6B
  3. 3.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) 2B (c) B (d) 4H
  5. 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  6. 6.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) pencil (b) wax crayons (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  7. 7.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) thick, opaque paint (c) see-through colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
  8. 8.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 4B (c) H (d) 6B
  9. 9.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4B (d) 2B
  11. 11.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  12. 12.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  13. 13.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  14. 14.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  15. 15.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  17. 17.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) bright, flat colour (c) grey lines for sketching (d) light first outlines
  18. 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  19. 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  20. 20.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) light first outlines (c) do not smudge easily (d) see-through colour
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) see-through colour (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) light first outlines (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
  29. 29.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) big (c) blue (d) brown
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) soft, light washes (d) light first outlines
  31. 31.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 2H (c) B (d) H
  32. 32.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  36. 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  40. 40.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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