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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 373 · 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 art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  4. 4.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  5. 5.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  7. 7.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 2B (d) H
  8. 8.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) poster colour
  12. 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) watercolour (d) pencil
  13. 13.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) hot (b) high (c) hard (d) heavy
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) thick, opaque paint
  17. 17.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) B
  18. 18.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
  25. 25.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) light first outlines (c) do not smudge easily (d) hard, waxy sticks
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
  28. 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  29. 29.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) soft, light washes (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) grey lines for sketching
  32. 32.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) bright, flat colour (d) light first outlines
  34. 34.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
  35. 35.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) thick, opaque paint (c) see-through colour (d) light first outlines
  36. 36.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  37. 37.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) light first outlines (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
  38. 38.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  40. 40.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. pencil
  2. watercolour
  3. soft, dark marks
  4. poster colour
  5. True
  6. 4B
  7. H
  8. soft, dark marks
  9. pencil
  10. soft, dark marks
  11. watercolour
  12. oil pastels
  13. False
  14. False
  15. hard
  16. soft, creamy sticks
  17. HB
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. 2B
  25. watercolour
  26. light first outlines
  27. soft, light washes
  28. hard, light marks
  29. poster colour
  30. poster colour
  31. grey lines for sketching
  32. False
  33. bright, flat colour
  34. 2B
  35. thick, opaque paint
  36. 4H
  37. mixed with lots of water
  38. True
  39. hard, light marks
  40. False

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