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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 370 · 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 of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) do not smudge easily (c) blend with a fingertip (d) soft, light washes
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) wax crayons (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  3. 3.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, light washes (d) soft, creamy sticks
  4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) bright, flat colour (c) soft, light washes (d) do not smudge easily
  5. 5.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  6. 6.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 2H
  7. 7.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) 2B (c) 2H (d) 6B
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) blend with a fingertip (c) bright, flat colour (d) soft, light washes
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  13. 13.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  14. 14.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) 4H (d) 4B
  15. 15.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) B (d) H
  16. 16.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) H (d) 2B
  18. 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
  19. 19.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  20. 20.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) see-through colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  22. 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  23. 23.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) see-through colour (b) blend with a fingertip (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
  24. 24.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) do not smudge easily (b) thick, opaque paint (c) bright, flat colour (d) mixed with lots of water
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, light washes (d) light first outlines
  28. 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  29. 29.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  31. 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  32. 32.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) do not smudge easily (c) mixed with lots of water (d) thick, opaque paint
  33. 33.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 2B (c) 2H (d) HB
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  40. 40.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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