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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 376 · 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) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) grey lines for sketching (d) bright, flat colour
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  3. 3.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 2H (b) B (c) HB (d) 4B
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  7. 7.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) blue (b) big (c) brown (d) black
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) light first outlines (c) blend with a fingertip (d) grey lines for sketching
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  10. 10.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  11. 11.True or false: pencil grade HB makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “soft, creamy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) soft, light washes
  14. 14.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  16. 16.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  19. 19.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
  21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  23. 23.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) charcoal
  24. 24.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) light first outlines (b) thick, opaque paint (c) see-through colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
  26. 26.True or false: pencil grade HB makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) grey lines for sketching (d) blend with a fingertip
  28. 28.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) bright, flat colour (c) light first outlines (d) mixed with lots of water
  30. 30.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  31. 31.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  32. 32.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) poster colour
  33. 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
  34. 34.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) 2H (d) B
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) mixed with lots of water (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
  39. 39.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks

Answer key

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

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